Geochemical associations of Sellafield-derived radionuclides in saltmarsh deposits of the Solway Firth

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-101

  Pulford, I D ^a   Allan, R L ^a,b,c   Cook, G T ^b   MacKenzie, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; SALTMARSH;

UK, SCOTLAND, SOLWAY FIRTH;

EID: 0031672025     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006597809373     Document Type: Article

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