Behavior of Chernobyl radiocesium in sediments of the Adriatic Sea off the Po River delta and the Emilia-Romagna coast

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-312

  Frignani, M ^a   Sorgente, D ^a   Langone, L ^a   Albertazzi, S ^a   Ravaioli, M ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Mixing; Molecular diffusion; Po River delta; Radiocesium; Sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DIFFUSION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

RADIOTRACER DISPLACEMENT;

CESIUM;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; TRACER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COASTAL WATERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EMILIA;

EID: 0242721358     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00175-9     Document Type: Article

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