Radiocesium in the northeastern part of Italy after the Chernobyl accident: Vertical soil transport and soil-to-plant transfer

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-83

  Velasco, R H ^a   Toso, J P ^a   Belli, M ^b   Sansone, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b ANPA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137;

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PLANT UPTAKE; RADIOCAESIUM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HIGHER PLANT; ITALY; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ITALY;

EID: 0030846540     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00078-1     Document Type: Article

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