Evaluation of environmental sensitivity of the marine regions

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 2-8

  Iosjpe, M ^a   Liland, A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dose; Marine environment; Modelling; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT LOCATION; CRITICAL GROUPS; DOSE; DOSE RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES; HUMAN POPULATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ORGANISMS; MARINE REGION; MODELLING; RADIONUCLIDE RELEASE; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; SEA SEDIMENTS; SENSITIVITY; STATE PARAMETERS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

RADIOISOTOPE;

ACCIDENT; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; RADIONUCLIDE; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VESSEL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEA; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUSTACEA; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLLUSCA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RADIOISOTOPES; SEAFOOD; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84858750421     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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