Human Health and the Biological Effects of Tritium in Drinking Water: Prudent Policy through Science – Addressing the ODWAC New Recommendation

Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen and is a by-product of energy production in Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactors. The release of this radioisotope into the environment is carefully managed at CANDU facilities in order to minimize radiation exposure to the public. However, under some...

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Main Authors: S. Dingwall, C.E. Mills, N. Phan, K. Taylor, D.R. Boreham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2203/dose-response.10-048.Boreham