Identification and analysis of a radioactive particle in a marine sediment sample

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-160

  Pollanen R ^a   Ikaheimonen T K ^a   Klemola, S ^a   Juhanoja, J ^b  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FALLOUT; GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTS;

BETA RAY ANALYSIS; GAMMA AUTORADIOGRAPHY;

MARINE POLLUTION;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0033215880     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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