Transfer parameter values in temperate forest ecosystems: A review

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 757-766

  Calmon, Philippe ^a   Thiry, Yves ^b   Zibold, Gregor ^c   Rantavaara, Aino ^d   Fesenko, Sergei ^e  

^a Institute of Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety   (France)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES RAVENSBURG WEINGARTEN   (Germany)

^d STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Berries; Game animals; Mushrooms; Radionuclide; Reindeer; Transfer; Trees

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CONTAMINATION; FRUITS; FUNGI; MUSCLE; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; VEGETATION;

BERRIES; MUSHROOMS; REINDEER; TRANSFER; TREES;

FORESTRY;

CESIUM; CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM 90;

CESIUM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MUSHROOM; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATE FOREST; TREE; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARCTIC; BERRY; BIOMASS; BIRD; DUCKS AND GEESE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAME ANIMAL; HARE; MOOSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSHROOM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSFER; REINDEER; REVIEW; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SUMMER; TAIGA; TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST; TREE; UNDERSTOREY; WILD BOAR; WINTER;

ANIMALS; BERRIES; CESIUM; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FRUITS; FUNGI; MUSHROOMS; PLANTS; POLLUTION; RADIOMETRY; SOIL; TREES; WEIGHING;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CERVIDAE; LEPUS ARCTICUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; SUS SCROFA;

AGARICALES; ANIMALS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; FRUIT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TREES;

EID: 69649087197     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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