Weather-dependent change of cesium, strontium, barium and tellurium contamination deposited as aerosols on various cultures

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 417-439

  Madoz Escande, C ^a   Santucci, P ^a  

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

Author keywords

123mTe; 133Ba; 137Cs; 85Sr; Aerosols; Field loss; Foliar contamination; Plants; Rainfall; Transfer factor; Wash off

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BARIUM; CESIUM; CLIMATOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOISOTOPES; RAIN; STRONTIUM; TELLURIUM; VEGETATION;

123MTE; 133BA; 137CS; 85SR; FIELD LOSS; FOLIAR CONTAMINATION; TRANSFER FACTOR; WASH-OFF;

CONTAMINATION;

BARIUM; CESIUM; STRONTIUM; TELLURIUM;

AEROSOL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; TRANSFER FUNCTION; WEATHER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BEAN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRY DEPOSITION; GRASS; HUMIDITY; LETTUCE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADISH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WEATHER; WHEAT;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BARIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, EDIBLE; POACEAE; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RADIOISOTOPES; RAIN; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TELLURIUM; VEGETABLES;

LACTUCA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RAPHANUS SATIVUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 26844496312     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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