Mesoscale variability of vertical profiles of environmental radionuclides (40K, 226Ra, 210Pb and 137Cs) in temperate forest soils in Germany

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 320, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 177-188

  Fujiyoshi, Ryoko ^a   Sawamura, Sadashi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Environmental radionuclide; Temperate forest soil; Vertical profile

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS;

ENVIRONMENTAL RADIONUCLIDES; SUBSOIL;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CESIUM 137; FOSSIL FUEL; LEAD 210; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226;

BIOTURBATION; FOREST SOIL; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL PROFILE; TEMPERATE FOREST; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOTURBATION; COMBUSTION; DENSITY; FALLOUT; FOREST SOIL; GEOLOGY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST; WET DEPOSITION;

CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL FUELS; GERMANY; INCINERATION; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TREES;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 1542298155     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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