Nonlinear estimation of weathering rate parameters for uranium in surface soil near a nuclear facility

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-118

  Killougha, George G ^a   Rope, Susan K ^b   Shleien, Bernard ^c   Voilleque, Paul G ^d  

^a Hendecagon Corporation   (United States)

^b Environmental Perspectives Inc   (United States)

^c Scinta Inc   (United States)

^d MJP Risk Assessment Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS-BALANCE MODELS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URANIUM; WEATHERING;

SOIL POLLUTION;

RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM;

ESTIMATION METHOD; MASS BALANCE; PARAMETERIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION; URANIUM; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; KINETICS; MODEL; NUCLEAR REACTOR; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033215887     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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