Equilibrium of radiocesium with stable cesium within the biological cycle of contaminated forest ecosystems

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-313

  Yoshida, S ^a   Muramatsu, Y ^a   Dvornik, A M ^b   Zhuchenko, T A ^b   Linkov, I ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Institute of Forest   (Belarus)

^c ICF Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest; Mushroom; Plant; Radiocesium; Soil; Stable cesium; Transfer factor

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLOGICAL CYCLE; FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; RADIOCESIUM;

CESIUM;

CESIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; CESIUM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOREST; LICHENS; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGARICALES; CESIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHENS; PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TREES;

BELARUS; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 2942609151     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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