Natural and artificial radionuclides distribution in some lichens, mosses, and trees in the vicinity of lignite power plants from West Macedonia, Greece

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 543-554

  Tsikritzis, Lazaros I ^a   Ganatsios, Stergios S ^a   Duliu, Octavian G ^b   Sawidis, Thomas D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cs 137; Greece; Lichens; Lignite; Mosses; Natural radionuclides; Pollution; Trees

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAVY METALS; LIGNITE; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0042532090     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TMA-120023070     Document Type: Article

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