Sea-to-land transfer of technetium-99 through the use of contaminated seaweed as an agricultural soil conditioner

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 127-137

  Webster, Shona ^a   Salt, Carol A ^a   Howard, Brenda J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; SEAWEED; SOIL POLLUTION; TECHNETIUM;

CATABOLISM;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

TECHNETIUM 99M;

FERTILIZER; POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SEAWEED; SOIL; TECHNETIUM;

CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FUCUS; LAND BIOME; LEACHING; LOW TEMPERATURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SANDY LOAM; SEAWEED; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; FUCUS VESICULOSUS;

EID: 0042661251     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00122-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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