The opening sections review both natural and man-made sources of release into the environment, including nuclear fallout following the testing of weapons.
United Nations Environment Programme, International Labour Organisation, World Health Organization, 1990
ABSTRACT The toxicity of barium compounds depends on their solubility. The free ion is readily absorbed from the lung or gastrointestinal tract, but barium sulfate remains essentially unabsorbed. After absorption, barium accumulates in the ...
Monica Nordberg, Gunnar F. Nordberg, Bruce A. Fowler, 2011