Temporal variations of 90Sr and 137Cs concentrations and the 137Cs/90Sr activity ratio in marine brown algae, Undaria pinnatifida and Laminaria longissima, collected in coastal areas of Japan

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1179-1186

  Morita, Takami ^a   Fujimoto, Ken ^a   Kasai, Hiromi ^b   Yamada, Haruya ^c   Nishiuchi, Kou ^d  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^d FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; STRONTIUM 90; CESIUM; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; BROWN ALGA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); JAPAN; LAMINARIA LONGISSIMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEAWEED; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA; CHEMISTRY; LAMINARIA; UNDARIA; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; LAMINARIA LONGISSIMA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; JAPAN; LAMINARIA; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; UNDARIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 77952559515     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b920173d     Document Type: Article

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