Radioactive contamination of surface waters from a fly-ash depository at Velenje (Slovenia)

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Mljač, Liljana ^a   Križman, Milko ^b  

^a ERICo Velenje Ecol Res/I   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FLY ASH; LAKES; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RAIN; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; URANIUM;

FLY ASH DEPOSITORIES; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

WATER POLLUTION;

COAL; LAKE WATER; RADIUM; SURFACE WATER; URANIUM;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SLOVENIA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GUIBOURTIA DEMEUSEI;

EID: 19244384091     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00128-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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