A study of radionuclides, metals and stable lead isotope ratios in sediments and soils in the vicinity of natural U-mineralisation areas in the Northern Territory

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 911-918

  Frostick, A ^a,b   Bollhofer A ^b   Parry, D ^c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

^c AIMS   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alligator Rivers Region; Radionuclides; Stable lead isotopes; Trace metals; Uranium mining

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR RIVERS REGION; COMPUTER MODELS; EROSION PROCESS; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPE DATA; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; NATURAL AREAS; NEAR-SURFACE; NORTHERN TERRITORIES; OREBODIES; PB ISOTOPES; RADIONUCLIDE ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT CORE; SMALL VARIATIONS; STABLE LEAD ISOTOPES; SURFACE SCRAPE; SURFACE SOIL; TIME-SCALES; TRACE METAL; URANIUM MINING;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD; METALS; ORE DEPOSITS; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACES; URANIUM;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALUMINUM; CESIUM 137; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; LEAD 206; LEAD 207; LEAD 210; MANGANESE; RADIUM 226; STABLE ISOTOPE; THORIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 238; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EROSION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD ISOTOPE; MILLING; MINERALIZATION; MINING; NATURAL ANALOG; ORE BODY; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURFACE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TAILINGS; TIMESCALE; TRACE METAL; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOACTIVITY; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; SURFACE SOIL; URANIUM MINE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS; MINING; NORTHERN TERRITORY; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ALLIGATOR RIVERS; AUSTRALIA; KOONGARRA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ALLIGATOR;

EID: 79961129510     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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