Redissolution and long-term transport of radionuclides released from a contaminated sediment: A numerical modelling study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-14

  Perianez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advection diffusion; Cs; Distribution coefficient; English Channel; Pu; Sediment; Suspended matter

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 0242669157     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00115-4     Document Type: Article

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