A weighted bootstrap method for the determination of probability density functions of freshwater distribution coefficients (Kds) of Co, Cs, Sr and I radioisotopes

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1308-1320

  Durrieu, G ^a   Ciffroy, P ^b   Garnier, J M ^a  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Database; Distribution coefficient; Radionuclides; Risk assessment; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; COBALT; IODINE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRONTIUM;

DATABASE; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; WEIGHTED BOOTSTRAP METHOD;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CESIUM; COBALT; IODINE; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM;

CESIUM; COBALT; IODINE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRONTIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

BOOTSTRAPPING; CESIUM; COBALT; DATABASE; FRESHWATER; IODINE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIONUCLIDE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BOOSTRAP METHOD; DATA BASE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LIQUID; PARAMETRIC TEST; PH; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 33749075952     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.04.028     Document Type: Article

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