The use of dynamic modeling in assessing tritium phytoremediation

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-250

  Rebel, Karin T ^a   Riha, Susan J ^a   Seaman, John C ^b   Barton, Christopher D ^c  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; TRITIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17044423492     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.06210404018     Document Type: Article

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