Characteristics of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in particulate form in surface waters in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 101-113

  Matsunaga, Takeshi ^a   Ueno, Takashi ^a   Amano, Hikaru ^a   Tkatchenko, Y ^b   Kovalyov, A ^b   Watanabe, Miki ^a   Onuma, Yoshikazu ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Cs 137; Distribution ratio; Partitioning; Sr 90; Surface water body; Transuranic elements

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; CESIUM; CONTAMINATION; CURIUM; LAKE POLLUTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PLUTONIUM; RIVER POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; STRONTIUM;

DISTRIBUTION RATIO; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM 137; CURIUM; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; SURFACE WATER;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; LAKE WATER; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER WATER; SOIL EROSION;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION;

UKRAINE;

EID: 0032534722     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(98)00119-3     Document Type: Article

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