Sea to land transfer of anthropogenic radionuclides to the North Wales coast, Part I: External gamma radiation and radionuclide concentrations in intertidal sediments, soil and air

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-19

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

^a Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air; North Wales; Radioactivity; Sea land transfer; Soil

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAMMA RAYS; RADIOACTIVITY; SEAWATER; SOILS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NORTH WALES; SEA LAND TRANSFER;

RADIOISOTOPES;

AMERICIUM 241; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE;

DATA SET; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RADIATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; GAMMA RAYS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WALES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

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

EID: 38849171772     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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