Activity ratios of 137Cs, 90Sr and 239+240Pu in environmental samples

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-19

  Bossew, P ^a   Lettner, H ^b   Hubmer, A ^b   Erlinger, C ^b   Gastberger, M ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

137Cs; 239+240Pu; 90Sr; Activity ratios; Chernobyl; Environmental radioactivity; Global fallout

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING; STRONTIUM;

ACTIVITY RATIOS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GLOBAL FALLOUT; ISOTOPIC RATIOS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; CESIUM; PLUTONIUM;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEASUREMENT; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; AUSTRIA; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTANT; UKRAINE;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE;

AUSTRIA; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; UKRAINE;

EID: 34548417063     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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