Estimates of fluxes of 137Cs in northern waters from recent measurements

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 202, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 211-223

  Kershaw, Peter ^a   Gurbutt, Paul ^a   Woodhead, Dennis ^a   Leonard, Kinson ^a   Rees, Jon ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; Fallout origin; Reprocessing waste

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137;

ATMOSPHERIC FALLOUT; CAESIUM 137; CAESIUM-137; FALLOUT; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FALLOUT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BARENTS SEA; FRAM STRAIT; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0030875218     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00117-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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