High-resolution profile of radiocaesium deposition in Loch Lomond sediments

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-115

  Eades, L J ^a   Farmer, J G ^a   MacKenzie, A B ^b   Kirika, A ^c   Bailey Watts, A E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; LAKE WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC FALLOUT; NUCLEAR WEAPON; RADIOCAESIUM; SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; FALLOUT; LAKE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

UK, SCOTLAND, STRATHCLYDE, LOCH LOMOND;

EID: 0031921711     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00054-4     Document Type: Article

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