Radionuclides as tracers of coastal processes in Brazil: Review, synthesis, and perspectives

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-131

  Santos, Isaac R ^a   Burnett, William C ^a   Godoy, José M ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Environmental Radioactivity; Geochemical tracers; Radioisotopes

Indexed keywords

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 48749114998     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-87592008000200004     Document Type: Review

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