Study of airborne radioactivity near to the high water mark at Drigg Point

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-251

  Branford, D ^a   Nelis, P M ^a  

^a King's Buildings ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SEASHORE; UNITED KINGDOM; WIND;

AEROSOL COLLECTOR; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER; LAND/SEA TRANSFER; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SALT MODEL;

UK, ENGLAND, CUMBRIA, DRIGG POINT;

EID: 0029663041     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(95)00052-C     Document Type: Article

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