Modelling the physico-chemical speciation of plutonium in the eastern Irish Sea

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-33

  Perianez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Irish Sea; Modelling; Plutonium; Sellafield; Speciation

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM;

MARINE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLUTONIUM; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

IRISH SEA;

EID: 0342657751     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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