Formation of radioactivity enriched soils in mountain areas

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-233

  Pourcelot, Laurent ^a   Louvat, Didier ^a   Gauthier Lafaye, François ^b   Stille, Peter ^b  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

137Cs; Atmospheric fallouts; Chernobyl; Natural tracers; Soils

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BERYLLIUM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

PASTURE AREAS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

BERYLLIUM; CESIUM; LEAD; SNOW;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ENRICHMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACER;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DATA ANALYSIS; GRASS; HALF LIFE TIME; PASTURE; PLANT LITTER; POLLUTANT; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL;

ALPS; FRANCE; MERCANTOUR MASSIF;

EID: 0038054464     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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