Uranium isotopes in the mahanadi river-estuarine system, India

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 635-645

  Ray, S B ^a   Mohanti, M ^b   Somayajulu, B L K ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^b UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Mahanadi estuary; River input; Uranium isotopes

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY WATER QUALITY; RIVER WATER QUALITY; URANIUM LOAD;

INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH, MAHANADI RIVER ESTUARY;

EID: 0029506939     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1995.0043     Document Type: Article

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