Radiocaesium removal from European lakes and reservoirs: Key processes determined from 16 Chernobyl-contaminated lakes

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 3762-3774

  Smith, J T ^a   Comans, R N J ^b   Elder, D G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Distribution coefficient; Lake; Radiocaesium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

RADIOCESIUM;

LAKE POLLUTION;

CESIUM;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; LAKE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RESERVOIR;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; LAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RESERVOIR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0033486555     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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