Distribution and enrichment of 210Po in the environment of Kaiga in South India

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-362

  Karunakara, N ^a   Avadhani, D N ^a   Mahesh, H M ^a   Somashekarappa, H M ^a   Narayana, Y ^a   Siddappa, K ^b  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

counting; Bioindicators; Environment; Polonium; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

POLONIUM;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; INDIA; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

INDIA;

EID: 0034086175     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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