Post-depositional 137Cs mobility in the sediments of three shallow coastal lagoons, SW England

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 881-895

  Foster, I D L ^a,e   Mighall, T M ^b   Proffitt, H ^a   Walling, D E ^c   Owens, P N ^d  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

137Cs remobilisation; 210Pb; 7Be; Coastal lagoons; Salinity changes

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; DEEP WATER; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT; WATER LEVEL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745613511     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-005-6187-6     Document Type: Article

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