Levels and transfer of 210Po and 210Pb in Nordic terrestrial ecosystems

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 430-437

  Brown, J E ^a   Gjelsvik, R ^a   Roos, P ^b   Kalas J A ^c   Outola, I ^d   Holm, E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biokinetic; Pb 210; Po 210; Terrestrial ecosystem; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; BIOKINETIC; BIOKINETIC MODELS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; NATURALLY-OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES; OLKILUOTO , FINLAND; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; TRANSFER;

ECOSYSTEMS;

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; LEAD;

BIOMECHANICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FALLOUT; FOOD CHAIN; HUMUS; INVERTEBRATE; LEAD ISOTOPE; POLONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VERTEBRATE; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMUS; INVERTEBRATE; LAND BIOME; MICROCLIMATE; NORWAY; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FINLAND; INVERTEBRATES; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; NORWAY; POLONIUM; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 79955476578     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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