Spatial distribution of natural and artificial radionuclides at the catchment scale (South Central Pyrenees)

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-269

  Navas, A ^a   Gaspar, L ^a   Lopez Vicente M ^b   MacHin J ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; 210Pbex; 226Ra; 232Th; 238U; 40K; and; Catchment; Central Spanish Pyrenees; Gamma emitting; Mountain soils; Natural and artificial radionuclides; Physiographic and edaphic factors; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

137CS; 210PB; 210PBEX; 226RA; 232TH; 238U; 40K; AND; GAMMA EMITTING; MOUNTAIN SOILS; NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES; PHYSIOGRAPHIC AND EDAPHIC FACTORS; SPANISH PYRENEES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CATCHMENTS; CESIUM; ECOLOGY; LANDFORMS; LEAD; RADIOISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SOILS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

EID: 79151481585     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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