Deposition of gamma emitters from Chernobyl accident and their transfer in lichen-soil columns

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1656-1664

  Lehto, Jukka ^a   Paatero, Jussi ^b   Pehrman, Reijo ^a   Kulmala, Seija ^a   Suksi, Juhani ^a   Koivula, Teija ^a   Jaakkola, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Deposition; Ecological half lives; Effective half lives; Gamma emitting radionuclides; Lichen; Radiation doses; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOISOTOPES;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENTS; DEPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL HALF-LIVES; EFFECTIVE HALF-LIVES; GAMMA EMITTERS; GAMMA EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES; LICHEN; RADIATION DOSES; SOIL; SOIL COLUMNS; SOUTHERN FINLAND;

SOILS;

ANTIMONY; CERIUM 144; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; RUTHENIUM 106; ZIRCONIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; HALF LIFE; LICHEN; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL COLUMN;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FALLOUT; FINLAND; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LICHENS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; REINDEER; SOIL;

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; FINLAND; GAMMA RAYS; GEOGRAPHY; LICHENS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 50049128675     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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