Distribution of radionuclides in the guano sediments of Xisha Islands, South China Sea and its implication

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 362-368

  Xu, L Q ^a   Liu, X D ^a   Sun, L G ^a   Yan, H ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Luo, Y H ^a   Huang, J ^a   Wang, Y H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb dating; 210Pb flux; Guano phosphatic coral sediments; Radioactive nuclides; Xisha Islands

Indexed keywords

137CS; ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION; CONSTANT RATE; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; NUCLEAR TESTS; ORGANIC MATTER; PB FLUX; RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUPPLY RATE;

CESIUM; MANURES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

LEAD;

CESIUM 137; LEAD 210; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GUANO; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DOSIMETRY; GEOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; SEA; SEDIMENT;

ECOLOGY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PARACEL ISLANDS; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77951025219     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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