Background radioactivity in sediments near Los Alamos, New Mexico

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 328, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 143-159

  McLin, Stephen G ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogentic radionuclides; Background radioactivity; Fallout; Sediment; Statistical distribution

Indexed keywords

RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

RESERVOIR SEDIMENTS; RIVER STATIONS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

RADIOISOTOPE;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; FALLOUT; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CATION EXCHANGE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLOUT; ION EXCHANGE; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RESERVOIR; RIVER; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CARBON; COLORADO; ELEMENTS, RADIOACTIVE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NEW MEXICO; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

LOS ALAMOS; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042526964     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.01.025     Document Type: Article

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