Impact of 134Cs and 137Cs from the Chernobyl reactor accident on the Spanish Mediterranean marine environment

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-370

  Molero, J ^a   Sanchez Cabeza, J A ^a   Merino, J ^a   Mitchell, P I ^b   Vidal Quadras, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; MARINE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GRASS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; SEA POLLUTION; SPAIN;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0033136865     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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