Interception of caesium-contaminated rain by vegetation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1137-1145

  Kinnersley, R P ^a   Goddard, A J H ^a   Minski, M J ^a   Shaw, G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; RAIN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRASS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETATION; WHEAT;

CAESIUM; INTERCEPTION; WET DEPOSITION;

LOLIUM PERENNE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

CESIUM; CONTAMINATION; CROPS; IMPURITIES; RAIN;

CESIUM CONTAMINATED RAIN; RAIN BORNE CONTAMINANTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0031107051     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00312-3     Document Type: Article

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