Contamination of the southern Baltic Sea with 137Cs and 90Sr over the period 2000-2004

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Zalewska, T ^a   Lipska, J ^a  

^a Institute of Meteorology and Water Management Maritime Branch Gdynia   (Poland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Caesium; Strontium

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; CESIUM ACTIVITY; FLUVIAL CESIUM FLUXES; SEA WATERS CONTAMINATION;

CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; MARINE POLLUTION; SALINE WATER; STRONTIUM;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 134; STRONTIUM 90;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; INFLOW; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEA POLLUTION; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

BALTIC STATES; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCEANS AND SEAS; RIVERS; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 33750069727     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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