Characterization of a military training site containing 232Thorium

Chemosphere

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1015-1022

  Larson, S L ^a   Bednar, A J ^a   Ballard, J H ^a   Shettlemore, M G ^a   Gent, D B ^a   Christodoulatos, C ^b   Manis, R ^b   Morgan, J C ^a   Fields, M P ^a  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

232Thorium; Characterization; Migration; Progeny; Radionuclide

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PLUTONIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REMEDIATION; SOILS;

CONTAMINANT DISTRIBUTION; DEFENSE NUCLEAR WEAPONS SCHOOL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

THORIUM;

THORIUM 232; THORIUM DIOXIDE;

NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARMY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SIMULATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

ALBUQUERQUE; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16844366019     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.024     Document Type: Article

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