Distribution of 137Cs, 238Pu and 239 + 240Pu in sediments of the southeastern Brazilian shelf-SW Atlantic margin

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 357, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 146-159

  Figueira, Rubens C L ^a,b   Tessler, Moyses G ^b   De Mahiques, Michel M ^b   Cunha, Ieda I L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

137Cs; 238Pu; 239 + 240Pu; Artificial radioactivity; Marine sediments; Radiochemical separation; Radionuclide levels; Southeastern Brazilian continental shelf

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS;

137CS; 238PU; MARINE SEDIMENTS;

CESIUM;

CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE; CESIUM; PLUTONIUM;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; MARINE SEDIMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; EXPLOSION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SPACE FLIGHT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZILIAN SHELF;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SPACECRAFT; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33244492415     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.03.032     Document Type: Article

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