Cosmogenic 7Be deposition in North Wales: 7Be concentrations in sheep faeces in relation to altitude and precipitation

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-361

  Salisbury, Russell T ^a,b   Cartwright, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Beryllium 7; Deposition; North Wales; Precipitation; Sheep faeces

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COSMOGENIC DEPOSITION; SHEEP FAECES;

COSMIC RAYS; DEPOSITION; ISOTOPES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOISOTOPES; SPALLING; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

BERYLLIUM;

BERYLLIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RAIN;

ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BERYLLIUM; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WET DEPOSITION;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ESTUARY; FECES; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PREDICTION; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATOSPHERE; UNITED KINGDOM; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALF LIFE TIME;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

OVIS ARIES;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BERYLLIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HALF-LIFE; RADIOISOTOPES; RAIN; SHEEP; WALES;

EID: 7044245876     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.05.013     Document Type: Article

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