Radionuclide migration in forest ecosystems - Results of a model validation study

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 285-296

  Shaw, G ^a,p   Venter, A ^b   Avila, R ^c   Bergman, R ^d   Bulgakov, A ^e   Calmon, P ^f   Fesenko, S ^g   Frissel, M ^h   Goor, F ⁱ   Konoplev, A ^e   Linkov, I ^j   Mamikhin, S ^k   Moberg, L ^l   Orlov, A ^m   Rantavaara, A ⁿ   Spiridonov, S ^o   Thiry, Y ⁱ  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Enviros   (United Kingdom)

^c Facilia AB   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^e Institute of Experimental Meteorology Science and Production Association   (Russian Federation)

^f INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^g INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^h Radioecology Section ^*  (Netherlands)

ⁱ BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^j Cambridge Envitronmental Inc   (United States)

^k MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^l Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

^m Polesskya Agro forest ameliorative Scientific Research Station   (Ukraine)

ⁿ STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

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

^p UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

137Cs; BIOMASS; Chernobyl; Forests; IAEA; Model validation; Mushroom; Tree

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

137CS; CHERNOBYL; IAEA; MODEL VALIDATION; MUSHROOM;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 137;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MODEL VALIDATION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; EUROPE; EXPECTATION; FORECASTING; FOREST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIGRATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ECOSYSTEMS; IMPURITIES; RADIOISOTOPES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 26444442381     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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