Sediment source identification by using 137Cs and 210Pb radionuclides in a small catchment of the Hilly Sichuan Basin, China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 1953-1957

  Zhang, Xinbao ^a,b   He, Xiubin ^a   Wen, Anbang ^a   Walling, D E ^c   Feng, Mingyi ^d   Zou, Xiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; Hilly Sichuan Basin; Relative contribution; Sediment source

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748418255     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0106     Document Type: Article

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