Changes in 137Cs concentrations in soil and vegetation on the floodplain of the Savannah River over a 30 year period

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1302-1310

  Paller, M H ^a   Jannik, G T ^a   Fledderman, P D ^b  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Environmental Analysis Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium; Contaminated soil; Contaminated vegetation; Ecological half life; Effective half life; Floodplain; Long term change; Savannah River; Savannah River Site

Indexed keywords

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SOILS; SURFACE DIFFUSION; VEGETATION;

CONTAMINATED SOIL; CONTAMINATED VEGETATION; ECOLOGICAL HALF-LIFE; EFFECTIVE HALF-LIFE; FLOODPLAINS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

CESIUM 137; CESIUM; FRESH WATER;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; FLOODPLAIN; HALF LIFE; HEALTH RISK; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; SAVANNA; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; FLOODPLAIN; LEACHING; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY; RIVER; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; CHEMISTRY; DISASTER; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FRESH WATER; NATURAL DISASTERS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 44749085975     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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