Organically bound tritium (OBT) for various plants in the vicinity of a continuous atmospheric tritium release

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1636-1643

  Vichot, L ^a   Boyer, C ^a   Boissieux, T ^a   Losset, Y ^a   Pierrat, D ^a  

^a CENTRE DE VALDUC   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic releases; Coefficient rate; Lettuce; Lichens; Organically bound tritium; Tree; Tritium; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FUNGI; VEGETABLES; VEGETATION;

CHRONIC RELEASE; COEFFICIENT RATE; LETTUCE; LICHENS; ORGANICALLY BOUND TRITIUM; TREE;

TRITIUM;

TRITIUM;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LICHEN; METABOLISM; TREE RING; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; DOSE CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT ECOLOGY; TILLAGE; VEGETATION;

LACTUCA;

EID: 50249119562     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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