The geographic distribution of radionuclide deposition across the continental US from atmospheric nuclear testing

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 91-105

  Simon, Steven L ^a   Bouville, André ^a   Beck, Harold L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Environmental Measurements Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

131I; 137Cs; Deposition; Fallout; Nuclear testing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RAIN; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS; AVERAGE DEPOSITION DENSITY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; RADIOISOTOPE; RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CESIUM; FALLOUT; IODINE; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; RADIONUCLIDE;

AIR MONITORING; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; PRECIPITATION; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RAIN; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842530540     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.01.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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