Distribution of 137Cs in surface soils as affected by forest clear- cutting

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-49

  Berthelsen, B O ^a   Steinnes, E ^a   Naeumann R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; RESIDUE ANALYSIS;

CESIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SOILS;

FOREST CLEAR CUTTING; RADIOCAESIUM;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0032599760     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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