Distribution of tritium in estuarine waters: the role of organic matter

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 890-895

  Turner, Andrew ^a   Millward, Geoffrey E ^a   Stemp, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Organic matter; Sediment; Sorption; Tritium

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SYSTEM; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC LIGANDS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIONUCLIDES; ESTUARINE WATERS; ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEINACEOUS MATERIALS; RIVER WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRITIATED WATER;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; ESTUARIES; HYDROGEN; LIGANDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SORPTION;

TRITIUM;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HYDROGEN; LIGAND; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOISOTOPE; RIVER WATER; SEA WATER; TRITIUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FRACTIONATION; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SORPTION; TRITIUM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ESTUARY; ORGANISM; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KINETICS; RADIATION MONITORING; RIVERS; SEAWATER; TRITIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 68749113703     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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