Migration of 137Cs and 90Sr in undisturbed soil profiles under controlled and close-to-real conditions

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-252

  Forsberg, S ^a   Rosen K ^a   Fernandez, V ^b   Juhan, H ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Lysimeter study; Migration; Migration rate; Radiocaesium; Radiostrontium; Soil; Undisturbed soil

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CESIUM 137; SILICON DIOXIDE; STRONTIUM 90;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

EID: 0034093441     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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