Characterization of an Irish Sea radioactively contaminated marine sediment core by radiometric and mass spectrometric techniques

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 367-373

  Perna, L ^a   Jernstrom J ^a   Aldave De Las Heras, L ^a   Hrnecek, E ^b   De Pablo, J ^c   Betti, M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; CESIUM; EUROPIUM; NEPTUNIUM; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOMETRY; SEA;

EID: 17144410707     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-005-0064-7     Document Type: Article

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