Origin and transport of 238U and 226Ra in riverine, estuarine and marine sediments of the Krka River, Croatia

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 497-504

  Cukrov, Neven ^a   Mlakar, Marina ^a   Cuculić, Vlado ^a   Barišić, Delko ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

137Cs; 226Ra; 238U; Gamma spectrometry; Krka River estuary; Mussels Mytilus sp.; Radionuclide; Sediment

Indexed keywords

137CS; 226RA; 238U; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; KRKA RIVER ESTUARY; MUSSELS MYTILUS SP.; RADIONUCLIDE;

CESIUM; ESTUARIES; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; ORES; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CESIUM 137; RADIUM 226; URANIUM 238;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLYSCH; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DRAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ESTUARY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MYTILUS; NONHUMAN; PORT SITE METASTASIS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; WAR;

CROATIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RADIUM; RIVERS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; KRKA ESTUARY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

MYTILUS SP.;

EID: 67349188070     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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