Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 11 , Pages 5363-5370 , November 2009

Variations in the transfer of radiocesium (137Cs) and radiostrontium (90Sr) from milk to cheese

  • B. Besson

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Continental and Marine Radioecological Studies—LERCM, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety—IRSN Cadarache Bat. 153, St. Paul les Durance 13108, France
    • Chrono-Environment Laboratory, CNRS-University of Franche-Comté, Place Leclerc, Besançon cedex 25030, France
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  • L. Pourcelot

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Continental and Marine Radioecological Studies—LERCM, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety—IRSN Cadarache Bat. 153, St. Paul les Durance 13108, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • E. Lucot

      Affiliations

    • Chrono-Environment Laboratory, CNRS-University of Franche-Comté, Place Leclerc, Besançon cedex 25030, France
    • ,
  • P.-M. Badot

      Affiliations

    • Chrono-Environment Laboratory, CNRS-University of Franche-Comté, Place Leclerc, Besançon cedex 25030, France

Received 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 14 August 2009.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)70868-9

doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2357

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 11 , Pages 5363-5370 , November 2009

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