The transport and mass balance of fallout radionuclides in Blelham Tarn, Cumbria (UK)

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 459-473

  Appleby, P G ^a   Haworth, E Y ^b   Michel, H ^c   Short, D B ^a   Laptev, G ^a   Piliposian, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; Blelham Tarn; Lake sediments; Pu; Radiometric dating

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; FALLOUT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD ISOTOPE; MASS BALANCE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038645518     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024437426878     Document Type: Review

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