New best estimates for radionuclide solid-liquid distribution coefficients in soils, Part 1: Radiostrontium and radiocaesium

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 690-696

  Gil Garcia C ^a   Rigol, A ^a   Vidal, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cationic exchange capacity; Distribution coefficient; Radiocaesium; Radiocaesium interception potential; Radiostrontium; Soil; Soil solution

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL MOISTURE;

CATIONIC EXCHANGE CAPACITY; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; RADIOCAESIUM; RADIOCAESIUM INTERCEPTION POTENTIALS; RADIOSTRONTIUM; SOIL SOLUTIONS;

SOILS;

CALCIUM; CESIUM; MAGNESIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STRONTIUM;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CESIUM ISOTOPE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; LOAM SOIL; PREDICTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 70349282122     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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