Radiocaesium in flowing waters of highly contaminated Austrian alpine areas

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-89

  Wilflinger, T ^a   Lettner, H ^a   Hubmer, A K ^a   Hofmann, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aquatic transport; Dissolved radiocaesium; Sediment bound radiocaesium

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CESIUM; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BINDING CHARACTERISTICS; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; RADIOCAESIUM; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

CESIUM; CESIUM 137;

CESIUM; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ALTITUDE; AUSTRIA; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20344375745     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.02.014     Document Type: Article

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