Distribution of radioactive pollution of 238U, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs in northwestern coasts of Persian Gulf, Iran

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-757

  Reza Abdi, Mohammad ^a   Kamali, Mehdi ^a   Vaezifar, Sedigheh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cs 137; K 40; Persian Gulf; Radionuclide pollution; Th 232; U 238

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION;

PERSIAN GULF; RADIONUCLIDE POLLUTION; RECONNAISSANCE STUDY;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

CESIUM; POTASSIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; THALLIUM; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IRAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS;

AIR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; METALS; RADIOISOTOPES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 41149121518     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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