The distribution of tritium in the terrestrial and aquatic environments of the Creys-Malville nuclear power plant (2002-2005)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-118

  Jean Baptiste, P ^a   Baumier, D ^a   Fourre E ^a   Dapoigny, A ^a   Clavel, B ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Environment; Tritium

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

AQUATIC COMPARTMENTS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRITIUM CONCENTRATION;

TRITIUM;

GROUND WATER; PAINT; POLYSTYRENE; RIVER WATER; TRITIUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRITIUM;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRECIPITATION; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; POWER PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TRITIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ISERE; RHONE RIVER; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN EUROPE;

PISCES;

EID: 34047147074     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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