Influence of the submarine orography on the distribution of long-lived radionuclides in the palomares marine ecosystem

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-125

  Gasco C ^a   Anton M P ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; CESIUM; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEA POLLUTION;

LONG-LIVED; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOISOTOPES; SUBMARINE CANYONS;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, ALMEIRA, PALOMARES;

EID: 0029741571     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(96)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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