Long-term flux of Chernobyl-derived 137Cs from soil to French rivers: A study on sediment and biological indicators

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-114

  Vray, F ^a   Debayle, C ^b   Louvat, D ^a  

^a Institute of Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

137Cs; Aquatic mosses; Aquatic plants; Chernobyl fallout; Sediment; Soil to freshwater flux

Indexed keywords

CLAY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 137;

AQUATIC PLANT; CESIUM; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CLAY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HALF LIFE TIME; KINETICS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL; TECHNIQUE;

FRANCE;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037902172     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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