Distribution of natural radionuclides in sequentially extracted fractions of sediments from a marsh area in Southwest Spain: U isotopes

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-80

  Martinez Aguirre, A ^a   Perianez, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM;

MARSH; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033215894     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00078-2     Document Type: Article

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