Determination of longitudinal dispersion coefficient and velocity of the Ebro river waters (Northeast Spain) using tritium as a radiotracer

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-57

  Pujol, Ll ^a   Sanchez Cabeza, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER; TRACER; TRITIUM;

DISPERSION; RIVER WATER; TRACER; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RIVER; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033215891     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00075-7     Document Type: Article

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