Trends in the spatial and temporal distribution of 129I and 99Tc in coastal waters surrounding Ireland using Fucus vesiculosus as a bio-indicator

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-38

  Keogh, S M ^a   Aldahan, A ^b   Possnert, G ^b   Finegan, P ^a   Leon Vintro L ^a   Mitchell, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accelerator mass spectrometry; Fucus; Iodine 129; Irish coastal waters; Seawater; Technetium 99

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA REDUCTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; FUCUS; IODINE-129; IRISH COASTAL WATERS; TECHNETIUM-99;

SEAWATER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IODINE 129; SEA WATER; TECHNETIUM 99M;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATER; IODINE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEAWEED; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FUCUS; IRELAND; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SAMPLE; SEASHORE; SEAWEED; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FUCUS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; IRELAND; OCEANS AND SEAS; RADIATION MONITORING; SEAWEED; TECHNETIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

BASSE-NORMANDIE; CAP DE LA HAGUE; CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; IRELAND; MANCHE; SELLAFIELD; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS;

EID: 34247129587     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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