Radionuclide deposition in the Rhône River Prodelta (NW Mediterranean sea) in response to the December 2003 extreme flood

Marine Geology

Volumn 234, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 179-189

  Miralles, J ^a   Arnaud, M ^a   Radakovitch, O ^b   Marion, C ^a   Cagnat, X ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

extreme flood; Gulf of Lions; radionuclide deposition; Rh ne River Prodelta

Indexed keywords

EXTREME FLOODS; GULF OF LIONS; RADIONUCLIDE DEPOSITION; RHÔNE RIVER PRODELTA;

FLOODS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RADIOISOTOPES; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

RIVERS;

BERYLLIUM; CESIUM; DEPOSITION; FLOOD; LEAD; RADIONUCLIDE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; RHINE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751528540     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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