Radioactive and radiogenic isotopes in sediments from Cooper Creek, Western Arnhem Land

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 468-482

  Frostick, A ^a,b   Bollhofer A ^b   Parry, D ^a   Munksgaard, N ^a   Evans, K ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mine site rehabilitation; Radionuclides; Stable lead isotopes; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

LEAD; METALS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RADIOISOTOPES;

MINE SITE REHABILITATION; OVERALL ASSESSMENT; STABLE LEAD ISOTOPES;

CONTAMINATION;

LEAD; RADIOISOTOPE; TRACE METAL; URANIUM;

CONTAMINATED LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAMMAL; MINING; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT; TRACE METAL; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MINING; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; MINING; NORTHERN TERRITORY; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; COOPER CREEK;

EID: 39749124996     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.08.015     Document Type: Article

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