237Np in peat and lichen in Finland

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 281, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 405-413

  Salminen, S ^a   Paatero, J ^b   Roos, P ^c   Helariutta, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Deposition; Neptunium; Peat

Indexed keywords

NEPTUNIUM 237;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; FINLAND; LICHEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 70349969519     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-009-0007-9     Document Type: Article

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