Sea to land transfer of anthropogenic radionuclides to the North Wales coast, Part II: Aerial modelling and radiological assessment

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-34

  Hill, R ^a   Bryan, S E ^a   McDonald, P ^a   Wilson, R C ^a   Smith, A D ^a  

^a Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial modelling; North Wales; Radioactivity; Radiological assessment; Sea land transfer

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOLOGY; SEAWATER; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AERIAL MODELING; NORTH WALES; RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT;

RADIOISOTOPES;

AMERICIUM 241; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIONUCLIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; MODEL; PLANT GROWTH; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WALES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38849130035     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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