Long-term study of 99Tc in the marine environment on the Swedish west coast

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-156

  Lindahl, P ^a   Ellmark, C ^a   Gafvert T ^a   Mattsson, S ^a   Roos, P ^b   Holm, E ^b   Erlandsson, B ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fucus; Seawater; Sellafield; Technetium 99

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUCLEAR FUELS; SEAWATER; TECHNETIUM;

MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

TECHNETIUM 99M;

BROWN ALGA; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; COASTAL WATERS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEA; SEASHORE; SEAWEED; SWEDEN;

NORTH SEA;

ALGAE; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS;

EID: 0037230444     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00176-5     Document Type: Article

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