The investigation of 137Cs and 90Sr background radiation levels in soil and plant around Tianwan NPP, China

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-99

  Lu, Ji gen ^a,b   Huang, Yanjun ^a   Li, Fang ^b   Wang, Lihua ^b   Li, Shuzhen ^a   Hsia, Yuanfu ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Research Institute of Environmental Science   (China)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Background radiation level; Soil to plant transfer factor; Tianwan NPP

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

137 CS; 90 SR; BACKGROUND RADIATION LEVEL; SOIL TO PLANT TRANSFER FACTOR; TIANWAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS (NPP);

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

CESIUM 137; STRONTIUM 90; CESIUM; STRONTIUM;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; CESIUM; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PLANT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; CABBAGE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GRASS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PINE; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; TEA; WHEAT; CHEMISTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RADIATION MONITORING; STATISTICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33748032416     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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