The radiocaesium interception potential (RIP) at an agricultural site in Germany

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-157

  Schimmack, W ^a   Auerswald, K ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erosion; Fallout radionuclides; Fluvial sediments; Limnic sediments; Radiocaesium interception potential (RIP)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; SOILS;

PARTICULATE TRANSLOCATION; SOIL EROSION;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM;

CESIUM; FALLOUT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 4143093726     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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