Availability and immobilization of 137Cs in subtropical high mountain forest and grassland soils

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 882-889

  Chiu, C Y ^a   Wang, C J ^b   Huang, C C ^b  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Radiation Monitoring Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

137Cs; Microbial biomass; Organic matter; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS;

GRASSLAND SOILS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MOUNTAIN FORESTS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION;

SOILS;

CESIUM 137; IRON; MANGANESE; ORGANIC MATTER; CESIUM;

BIOMASS; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CLAY MINERAL; FALLOUT; FOREST SOIL; GRASSLAND SOIL; IMMOBILIZATION; MONTANE FOREST; SILICATE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; FOREST; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SOIL; TROPICS; VOLCANO; ALTITUDE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTANT; TAIWAN; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BACTERIA; FORESTS; GRASS LANDS; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

ALTITUDE; BIOMASS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; POACEAE; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TAIWAN; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 43049135480     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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