Evaluation of 137Cs fallout from the Chernobyl accident in a forest soil and its impact on Alpine Lake sediments, Mercantour Massif, S.E. France

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 369-379

  Rezzoug, S ^a   Michel, H ^a   Fernex, F ^a   Barci Funel, G ^a   Barci, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; Flux; Forest soils; Lake sediments; S.E. France

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; LAKES; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RAIN; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

137CS; 210PB; FLUX; FOREST SOILS; LAKE SEDIMENTS; S.E. FRANCE;

CESIUM COMPOUNDS;

CESIUM 137; LEAD 210; RADIOISOTOPE; RAIN; URANIUM; CESIUM; FRESH WATER; LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FOREST SOIL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FALLOUT; FOREST SOIL; FRANCE; LAKE SEDIMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUMMER; WINTER; ARTICLE; ATOMIC WARFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; TREE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALPES-MARITIMES; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MERCANTOUR NATIONAL PARK; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRANCE; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TREES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 27844528590     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.06.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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