A study of 137Cs in soil profiles from the Marshall Islands

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-268

  Graham, J C ^a,b   Simon, S L ^b  

^a Rep Marshall Isl Nationwide R   (Marshall Islands)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Inventory; Permeation; Rain; Soils

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC WEAPON TEST; CAESIUM-137; PARTICLE SIZE; RAINFALL;

PACIFIC, MARSHALL ISLAND;

CESIUM 137;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FALLOUT; MEASUREMENT; OCEANIC REGIONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0029669124     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05075-9     Document Type: Article

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