Spatial distribution and risk assessment of radionuclides in soils around a coal-fired power plant: A case study from the city of Baoji, China

Environmental Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-208

  Dai, Lijun ^a   Wei, Haiyan ^a   Wang, Lingqing ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; GIS; Radionuclides; Risk assessment; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

COAL; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; KRIGING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GEOGRAPHY; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

CHINA; CITIES; COAL; DEMOGRAPHY; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ASIA; BAOJI; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHAANXI;

EID: 34247571441     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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