Distribution of plutonium isotopes and 137Cs found in the surface soils of Nagasaki, Japan

Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 50, Issue , 2007, Pages 7-13

  Saito Kokubu, Y ^a   Yasuda, K ^a   Magara, M ^a   Miyamoto, Y ^a   Sakurai, S ^a   Usuda, S ^a   Yamazaki, H ^b   Mitamura, M ^c   Yoshikawa, S ^c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

137Cs; Atom ratio; Atomic bomb; Nagasaki; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KYUSHU; NAGASAKI [KYUSHU];

EID: 37549032711     PISSN: 04492560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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