Properties of 137Cs in marine sediments off Yangnam, Korea

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-299

  Park, G ^a   Lin, X J ^a   Kim, W ^a   Kang, H D ^a   Lee, H L ^a   Kim, Y ^a   Doh, S H ^b   Kim, D S ^c   Yun, S G ^c   Kim, C K ^d  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Daegu University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

137Cs; Distribution coefficient; Humic substance; Organic matter content; Particle size; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COASTAL ZONES; ISOTOPES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

MINIMUM DETECTABLE ACTIVITY (MDA); MULTIPLE REGRESSION EQUATIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC);

CESIUM;

CARBON; CESIUM 137; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEA WATER; SULFUR; CESIUM;

CESIUM; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; SEAWATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); KOREA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; WATER SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SEA; WATER POLLUTANT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN; KOREA; NITROGEN; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEAWATER; SULFUR; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 4644322802     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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