Geographical mapping and associated fractal analysis of the long-lived Chernobyl fallout radionuclides in Greece

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-66

  Petropoulos, N P ^a   Anagnostakis, M J ^a   Hinis, E P ^a   Simopoulos, S E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chernobyl fallout; Deposition pattern; Fractal analysis; Mapping

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MAPPING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLOUT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GREECE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL POLLUTION;

GREECE;

EID: 0035239082     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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