Radiological impact in Korea following the Fukushima nuclear accident

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-82

  Kim, Chang Kyu ^a   Byun, Jong In ^a   Chae, Jeong Suk ^a   Choi, Hee Yeoul ^a   Choi, Seok Won ^a   Kim, Dae Ji ^a   Kim, Yong Jae ^a   Lee, Dong Myung ^a   Park, Won Jong ^a   Yim, Seong A ^a   Yun, Ju Yong ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fukushima; Korea; Nuclear accident; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; DRY AND WET DEPOSITIONS; FUKUSHIMA; KOREA; MARINE BIOTA; MONITORING STATIONS; NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE PLUME; RADIOLOGICAL IMPACTS;

CESIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOLOGY; SEAWATER;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FALLOUT; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; JAPAN; KOREA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PLUME; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ANIMALS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FISHES; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; JAPAN; OCEANS AND SEAS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEAWATER; SEAWEED; SHELLFISH; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; TIME FACTORS; TSUNAMIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

KOREA;

EID: 84861994806     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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