Biogeochemical behaviour of 137Cs and 90Sr in the artificial reservoirs of Mayak PA, Russia

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 241, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 107-116

  Strand, P ^a   Brown, J E ^a   Drozhko, E ^b   Mokrov, Yu ^b   Salbu, B ^c   Oughton, D ^c   Christensen, G C ^d   Amundsen, I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b MAYAK PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION   (Russian Federation)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Concentration factors; Distribution coefficients; Environmental radioactivity; Mayak Production Association

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; LAKE; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RESERVOIR; RIVER; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032851976     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00332-0     Document Type: Article

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