Benthic communities as influenced by nuclear testing and radioactive waste disposal off Novaya Zemlya in the Russian Arctic

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 7-12, 1997, Pages 333-339

  Pogrebov, V B ^a   Fokin, S I ^b   Galtsova, V V ^c   Ivanov, G I ^d  

^a Stt Res Inst for Nat C   (Russian Federation)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d VNIIOKEANGEOLOGIA   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Test Site; Radioactive waste disposal; Russian Arctic

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATOMIC BOMB; BENTHOS; CONFERENCE PAPER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEA POLLUTION;

KARA SEA; NORAYA ZEMLYA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

CILIOPHORA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031177760     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)80015-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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