Distribution of Np and Pu in Swedish lichen samples (Cladonia stellaris) contaminated by atmospheric fallout

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-85

  Lindahl, Patric ^a   Roos, Per ^b   Eriksson, Mats ^b   Holm, Elis ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atmospheric fallout; Atomic ratio; Chernobyl fallout; HR ICP MS; Lichen; Neptunium 237; Plutonium isotopes

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOISOTOPES;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; WEAPONS TEST FALLOUT;

RADIOACTIVITY;

NEPTUNIUM 237; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FALLOUT; LICHEN; NEPTUNIUM; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; LAKE; LICHEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; SWEDEN; WEAPON;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHENS; NEPTUNIUM; PLUTONIUM; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SWEDEN; UKRAINE;

CLADONIA; CLADONIA STELLARIS;

EID: 1442348286     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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