Vertical distribution of radionuclides in soil of a grassland site in Chernobyl exclusion zone

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-99

  Bossew, Peter ^a   Gastberger, Michael ^a   Gohla, Herbert ^b   Hofer, Peter ^b   Hubmer, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Radionuclides; Vertical migration in soil

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS;

VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

RADIOACTIVITY;

AMERICIUM 241; ANTIMONY; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; EUROPIUM; NIOBIUM; PLUTONIUM 238; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; GRASSLAND; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; GRASSLAND; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POACEAE; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; UKRAINE;

CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE;

EID: 1442323850     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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