Distribution and turnover of 137Cs in birch forest ecosystems: Influence of precipitation chemistry

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-77

  Thorring H ^a   Skuterud, L ^a   Steinnes, E ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Chemical climate; Regional variability; Speciation; Transfer to plants; Vertical distribution in soil

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CLIMATE; REGIONAL VARIABILITY; SPECIATION; TRANSFER TO PLANTS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

ACID RAIN; CESIUM; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; COASTAL ZONES; FORESTRY; POSITIVE IONS; SALTS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CESIUM 137;

ACID RAIN; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CLIMATE; COASTAL WATERS; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOREST; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PLANT; PRECIPITATION; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TURNOVER TIME;

ACID RAIN; BETULA; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; ECOSYSTEM; TREES;

CATIONS; CESIUM; CLIMATES; CONCENTRATION; FORESTS; NORWAY; PLANTS; PRECIPITATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL;

NORWAY;

EID: 84857556239     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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