Transect survey of radiocesium in soils and plants of two alpine pastures

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 159-172

  Albers, B P ^a   Rackwitz, R ^a   Schimmack, W ^a   Bunzl, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

137Cs; 40K; Alpine pasture; Plant; Soil; Transfer factor; Variability

Indexed keywords

CESIUM;

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SOIL CONTAMIANTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0032516390     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00150-8     Document Type: Article

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