Size-fractionated thorium isotopes (228Th, 230Th, 232Th) in surface waters in the Jiulong River estuary, China

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-216

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Yang, Weifeng ^a   Xing, Na ^a   Li, Yanping ^a   Qiu, Yusheng ^a   Huang, Yipu ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WATERS; THORIUM;

ELEMENT SCAVENGING; PARTICLE DYNAMICS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; THORIUM ISOTOPES;

RADIOISOTOPES;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER; THORIUM 230; THORIUM 232; THORIUM DERIVATIVE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRACER; URANIUM;

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; THORIUM ISOTOPE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DYNAMICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER; SALINITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; JIULONG ESTUARY; WORLD;

EID: 7044254905     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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