A sensitive and quantitative biosensing method for the determination of γ-ray emitting radionuclides in surface water

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-254

  Wolterbeek, H Th ^a   Van Der Meer, A J G M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIUM; ANTIMONY; BERYLLIUM; BISMUTH; CESIUM 137; CHROMIUM 51; COBALT 60; IODINE 129; IRON 59; LEAD; MANGANESE 54; MOLYBDENUM 99; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; SELENIUM 75; SURFACE WATER; THALLIUM; THORIUM; ZINC 65;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSENSOR; GAMMA RADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS;

AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; CERATOPHYLLUM; CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; LEMNA; POLYRHIZA; SPIRODELA; SPIRODELA POLYRRHIZA;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSENSING METHOD; GAMMA RAY; RADIONUCLIDE; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

BIOSENSORS; CALCULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOISOTOPES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE WATERS;

BIOSENSING METHOD; FLOATING WATER PLANTS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0029659997     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(96)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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