Artificial radionuclides in waters of the lower section of the river Ebro (Northeast Spain)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 339-356

  Sanchez Cabeza, Joan A ^a   Pujol, Lluís ^a   Merino, Joan ^a   Bruach, Joan M ^a   Molero, Jaume ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ebro river; Fresh water; Radionuclide discharges

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROGEN; PLUTONIUM; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

RADIONUCLIDE DISCHARGES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE; RIVER WATER; STRONTIUM 90; TRITIUM;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LEACHING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EBRO RIVER; SPAIN;

EID: 0034000064     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005103722347     Document Type: Article

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