Remobilisation of Sellafield-derived radionuclides and transport from the north-east Irish Sea

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-241

  Cook, G T ^a   MacKenzie, A B ^a   McDonald, P ^b   Jones, S R ^b  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTLAKES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; HALF LIFE TIME; IRELAND; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SAMPLING;

PLUTONIUM; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIONUCLIDE; REMOBILIZATION; SELLAFIELD; SELLAFIELD-DERIVED RADIONUCLIDES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE;

IRISH SEA;

EID: 0030620512     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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