Specific Retention of Radiocesium in Volcanic Ash Soils Devoid of Micaceous Clay Minerals

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 313-319

  Joussein, Emmanuel ^a   Kruyts, Nathalie ^b   Righi, Dominique ^a   Petit, Sabine ^a   Delvaux, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; MICA; SORPTION; VOLCANOES;

PHYSICOCHEMICAL APPROACH;

SOILS;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; CLAY MINERAL; MICA; RETENTION; VOLCANIC SOIL;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

FRAXINUS; MICA;

EID: 0346039217     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.3130     Document Type: Article

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