Spatial variability of fallout-90Sr in soil and vegetation of an alpine pasture

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-296

  Schimmack, W ^a   Kracke, W ^a   Sommer, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Alpine pasture; Organic matter; Soil; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ECOSYSTEMS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS; VEGETATION;

SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 137; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; PASTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECOSYSTEM; GERMANY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PASTURE; SOIL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEGETATION;

BERCHTESGADEN; GERMANY;

EID: 0037260330     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00103-0     Document Type: Article

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