A note on 207Bi in environmental samples

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-166

  Bossew, P ^a,b   Lettner, H ^b   Hubmer, A ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

207Bi; Environmental radioactivity; Gamma spectrometry; Global fallout

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXPLOSIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS;

207BI; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GLOBAL FALLOUT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BISMUTH; CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; CESIUM;

BISMUTH; CESIUM ISOTOPE; FALLOUT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; ATOMIC BOMB; AUSTRIA; COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GLACIER; NEUTRON; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BISMUTH; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33750616469     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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