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RESRAD-BIOTA
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The
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RESRAD-BIOTA
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code
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was
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designed
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to
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be
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consistent
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with,
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and
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provide
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a
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tool
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for,
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implementing
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the
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for
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Evaluating
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Radiation
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Doses
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to
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Aquatic
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and
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Terrestrial
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Biota
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(terrestrial,
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freshwater
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and
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riparian
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organisms
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are
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considered).
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The
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code
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was
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developed
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by
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Argonne
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National
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Laboratory
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(ANL).
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Code
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and
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version
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control
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are
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currently
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maintained
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by
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DOE
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through
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ANL
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as
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part
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of
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the
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RESRAD
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family
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of
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codes.
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RESRAD-BIOTA
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was
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developed
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to
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replace
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the
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BCG
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(biota
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concentration
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guidelines)
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calculator
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(although
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the
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latter
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is
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still
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available
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from
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USA
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government
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websites
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it
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is
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our
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understanding that it will not be maintained).
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RESRAD-BIOTA is available free of charge and can be downloaded from the following link.
An updated version of the code new version (V.1.5),
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which
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has
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probabilistic
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analysis
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capability
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that
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allows
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users
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to
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conduct
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uncertainty
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analysis
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on
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most
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input
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parameters,
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was
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released
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in
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December
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2009.
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A
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and
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are
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available
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from
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the
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ANL
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website.
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The
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RESRAD-BIOTA
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package
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is
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designed
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as
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a
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screening
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tool
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with,
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in
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effect,
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a
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requirement
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for
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site
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specific
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data
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at
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anything
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above
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the
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initial
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screening
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levels.
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However,
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the
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tool
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does
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contain
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allometric
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models
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enabling
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the
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user
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to
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define
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transfer
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to
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terrestrial/riparian
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mammal
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and
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bird
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species
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of
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interest
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including
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the
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creation
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of
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simple
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foodchains
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(see
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The
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RESRAD-BIOTA
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code
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has
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been
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applied
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by
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both
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the
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code
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developers
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and
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independent
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users
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in
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intercomparison
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exercises
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of
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the
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IAEA's
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programmes.
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Training
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is
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available
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on
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the
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RESRAD
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packages
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including
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RESRAD-BIOTA
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(see
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the
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