Kinetic modelling of the dispersion of plutonium in the eastern Irish Sea: Two approaches

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 259-275

  Perianez R ^a  

^a E U Ingenieria Tecnica Agricola   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Irish Sea; Kinetic models; Modelling; Plutonium; Redox reactions; Speciation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; OXIDATION; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; RATE CONSTANTS; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS;

REVERSIBLE REACTIONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

DISPERSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; PLUTONIUM; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

IRISH SEA;

EID: 0037227658     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00242-7     Document Type: Article

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