Accumulation of Chernobyl-derived 137Cs in bottom sediments of some Finnish lakes

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-221

  Ilus, Erkki ^a   Saxén, Ritva ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; Chernobyl fallout; Lake sediments; Sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; DEPOSITION; FALLOUT; LAKES; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FINNISH LAKE; SAMPLING STATIONS; SEDIMENT LAYERS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 137; SURFACE WATER; CESIUM; FRESH WATER;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FALLOUT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FINLAND; LAKE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; PERCH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

ANIMALS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PERCHES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 18144418574     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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