Iodine-131: A potential short-lived, wastewater-specific particle tracer in an urbanized estuarine system

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5435-5440

  Smith, Joseph P ^a,c   Oktay, Sarah D ^a   Kada, John ^b   Olsen, Curtis R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Environmental Measurements Laboratory   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPES;

ESTUARINE SYSTEMS;

IODINE;

BERYLLIUM 7; COPPER; IODINE 131; LEAD; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; IODINE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE METAL; TRACER; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ESTUARY; IMAGING; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THYROID DISEASE; WASTE WATER;

BERYLLIUM; CARBON; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; URBAN HEALTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NEW YORK HARBOR; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48749121659     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800418c     Document Type: Article

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