Radionuclide adsorption to sediments from nuclear waste dumping sites in the Kara Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 7-12, 1997, Pages 296-304

  Carroll, J ^a   Boisson, F ^a   Fowler, S W ^a   Teyssie, J L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; BARIUM; CADMIUM 109; CESIUM 134; COBALAMIN; COBALT 57; COBALT 60; EUROPIUM; MANGANESE 54; RADIOISOTOPE; RUTHENIUM 106; SEA WATER; SILVER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRONTIUM 85;

ADSORPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUMPING; KINETICS; NUCLEAR WASTE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0031177851     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00090-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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