Radiological and multi-element analysis of sediments from the Proserpina reservoir (Spain) dating from Roman times

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 866-874

  Baeza, A ^a   Guillen J ^b   Ontalba Salamanca, M Á ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Ager, F J ^c  

^a LARUEX   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

AMS; Dam; Heavy metal; PIGE; PIXE; Radionuclide; Reservoir; Sediments

Indexed keywords

AMS; PIGE; PIXE; RADIONUCLIDE; RESERVOIR;

CESIUM; DAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLUTONIUM; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SMELTING; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZINC;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CARBON 14; CESIUM 137; DRINKING WATER; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; POTASSIUM 40; STRONTIUM 90; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZINC;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; DAM; HEAVY METAL; RADIONUCLIDE; RESERVOIR; ROMAN ERA; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHRONOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HISTORY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; PLUTONIUM; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRIC DATING; ROMAN WORLD; SPAIN; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM; URANIUM; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EMERITA; PROSERPINA;

EID: 68749117387     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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