Bioindication-based estimation of technogenic impact on Pinus sylvestris L. populations in the vicinity of a radioactive waste storage facility

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-258

  Geras'kin, S A ^a   Vasil'ev, D V ^a   Dikarev, V G ^a   Udalova, A A ^a   Evseeva, T I ^b   Dikareva, N S ^a   Zimin, V L ^c  

^a RUSSIAN INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY AND AGROECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c KHLOPIN RADIUM INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Chernobyl accident; Chromosome aberrations; Industrial pollution; Radioactive waste storage facility; Scotch pine

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE; WORLD;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 23644449888     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11184-005-0069-z     Document Type: Article

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