Estimating the date corresponding to the horizon of the first detection of 137Cs and 239+240Pu in sediment cores

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-490

  Leslie, C ^a   Hancock, G J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

137Cs; Detection limit; Fallout; First detection; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; PLUTONIUM; SEDIMENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DETECTION LIMIT; FIRST DETECTION; NUCLEAR TESTING;

CESIUM;

CESIUM; PLUTONIUM;

ACCUMULATION RATE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CORE ANALYSIS; DATING METHOD; DETECTION METHOD; FALLOUT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIOCARBON DATING; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CORE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LATITUDE; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 39749089355     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.08.016     Document Type: Article

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