Distribution and flux of 238Pu, 239,240Pu, 241Am, 137Cs and 210Pb to high arctic lakes in the Thule district (Greenland)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-299

  Eriksson, M ^a,b,c   Holm, E ^a,b   Roos, P ^a   Dahlgaard, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Americium; Arctic; Catchment; Fallout; Lakes; Plutonium; Radio lead; Radiocesium; Radionuclides; Remobilization; Sediments; Thule; Thule accident

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAKES; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTATION;

NUCLEAR WEAPONS; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM 241; CESIUM 137; LAKE WATER; LEAD 210; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM; FALLOUT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENTATION;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GREENLAND; LAKE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOIL POLLUTION; ATOMIC WARFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RADIATION ACCIDENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; THULE;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ARCTIC REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENLAND; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIOISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 2942521095     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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