Sediment accumulation rate and radiological characterisation of the sediment of Palmones River estuary (southern of Spain)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-280

  Rubio, L ^a   Linares Rueda, A ^a   Duenas C ^a   Fernandez M C ^a   Clavero, V ^a   Niell, F X ^a   Fernandez J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

137Cs, 210Pb, sediment; Organic matter; Palmones estuary; Radiological characterisation; Sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ESTUARIES; ORGANIC MINERALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SEDIMENTATION;

RADIOECOLOGICAL METHOD;

SEDIMENTS;

AMMONIA; CARBON; CESIUM 137; LEAD 210; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; WATER;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOACTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ESTUARY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RIVER; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SPAIN; THICKNESS;

PALMONES ESTUARY; SPAIN;

EID: 0037256806     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00102-9     Document Type: Article

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