The distribution and transport of Sellafield derived 137Cs and 241Am to western Irish Sea sediments

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 354, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-92

  Charlesworth, M E ^a,c   Service, M ^b   Gibson, C E ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Environment and Heritage Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

137Cs; 241Am; Gyre; Sediments; Sellafield; Western Irish Sea

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; CATCHMENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCAVENGING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS;

137CS; 241AM; GYRE; WESTERN IRISH SEA;

CESIUM;

AMERICIUM 241; CARBON; CARBON 137; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; IRELAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL PHASE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; TIDE;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA;

EID: 29244437517     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.062     Document Type: Article

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