Exposure of biota in the cooling pond of Ignalina NPP: hydrophytes

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 137-147

  Nedveckaite, T ^a   Filistovic, V ^a   Marciulioniene, D ^b   Kiponas, D ^b   Remeikis, V ^a   Beresford, N A ^c  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic radionuclides (54Mn, 60Co, 137Cs, 90Sr); Background radionuclides (40K, 210Pb, 210Po,238U, 226Ra, 232Th); Ignalina NPP cooling pond; Radiation exposure evaluation methodology; Submerged hydrophytes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES; DOSE RATE; HYDROPHYTES; IGNALINA NPP COOLING POND;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; PLUTONIUM 240; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; STRONTIUM 90; URANIUM 238;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS; BIOTA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOTA; COOLING; HYDROPHYTE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIATION;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANGIOSPERMS; FRESH WATER; LITHUANIA; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 34548810810     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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