Experimental and in situ study of radiocaesium transfer across the sediment-water interface and mobility in lake sediments

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 833-848

  Smith, J T ^a   Comans, R N J ^b   Ireland, D G ^c   Nolan, L ^a   Hilton, J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034078999     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00095-5     Document Type: Article

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