Field observations of the effects of protracted low levels of ionizing radiation on natural aquatic population by using a cytogenetic tool

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-283

  Florou, H ^a   Tsytsugina, V ^b   Polikarpov, G G ^b   Trabidou, G ^a   Gorbenko, V ^b   Chaloulou, C H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b A O KOVALEVSKY INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS OF RAS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Cytogenetic effects; Dose rate; Ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; AQUACULTURE; CHROMOSOMES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAMMA RAYS; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIOACTIVITY;

AQUATIC POPULATIONS; CHEMICAL POLLUTION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHRONIC RADIATION;

IONIZATION;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; CYTOGENETIC PHENOMENA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; IONIZING RADIATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEA POLLUTION;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ANIMALS; CYTOGENETICS; DNA DAMAGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREECE; INVERTEBRATES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; UKRAINE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 2942550700     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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