Present background levels of surface 137Cs and 239,240Pu concentrations in the Pacific

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 53-60

  Hirose, Katsumi ^a   Aoyama, Michio ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

137Cs; 239,240Pu; Surface waters; Temporal change; The Pacific

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MARINE POLLUTION; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

SURFACE WATERS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIONUCLIDE; SEA SURFACE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; PACIFIC OCEAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; WATER ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0038049908     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00086-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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