Determining 241Pu in environmental samples: Case studies in alpine soils

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-129

  Corcho Alvarado, J A ^a   Chawla, F ^a   Froidevaux, P ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

239,240Pu; 241Am; 241Pu; 241Pu age dating; Alpine soils; Plutonium origin

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951743451     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2011.1803     Document Type: Article

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