Radioactive impact of Fukushima accident on the Iberian Peninsula: Evolution and plume previous pathway

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1259-1264

  Lozano, R L ^a   Hernandez Ceballos M A ^a,b   Adame, J A ^b   Casas Ruiz M ^c   Sorribas, M ^b   Miguel, E G S ^a   Bolivar J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back trayectories; Fukushima accident; Iberian Peninsula; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; METEOROLOGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVITY; TRAJECTORIES;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; BACK TRAJECTORIES; BACK-TRAYECTORIES; FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENTS; IBERIAN PENINSULA; RADIONUCLIDE ACTIVITY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; IODINE 132; RADIOISOTOPE; TELLURIUM 132; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; JAPAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PLUME; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SPAIN;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; IBERIAN PENINSULA; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 79960048250     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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