Fallout radionuclide-based techniques for assessing the impact of soil conservation measures on erosion control and soil quality: An overview of the main lessons learnt under an FAO/IAEA Coordinated Research Project

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-85

  Dercon, G ^a   Mabit, L ^a   Hancock, G ^b   Nguyen, M L ^a   Dornhofer, P ^a   Bacchi, O O S ^c   Benmansour, M ^d   Bernard, C ^a,t   Froehlich, W ^e   Golosov, V N ^f,s   Haciyakupoglu, S ^g   Hai, P S ^h   Klik, A ⁱ   Li, Y ^j   Lobb, D A ^k   Onda, Y ^l   Popa, N ^m   Rafiq, M ⁿ   Ritchie, J C ^o   Schuller, P ^p   Shakhashiro, A ^a   Wallbrink, P ^b   Walling, D E ^q   Zapata, F ^a   Zhang, X ^r   more..

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE L ENERGIE DES SCIENCES TECHNIQUES NUCLEAIRES   (Morocco)

^e POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^f MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^g ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h Dalat   (Viet Nam)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^j INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^m Research and Development Center for Soil Erosion Control   (Romania)

ⁿ PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^o AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^p UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^q UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^r INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^s KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^t Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

more..

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Beryllium 7; Caesium 137; FRN; Land degradation; Lead 210

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; BERYLLIUM-7; CAESIUM-137; FRN; LAND DEGRADATION; LEAD 210;

BERYLLIUM; CESIUM; CLIMATOLOGY; CULTIVATION; EROSION; FALLOUT; LAND USE; LEAD; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; STREAM FLOW;

RESEARCH;

BERYLLIUM 7; CESIUM 137; LEAD 210; RAIN;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EROSION CONTROL; FALLOUT; LAND DEGRADATION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RADIONUCLIDE; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHED;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FALLOUT; HALF LIFE TIME; LAND USE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WIND;

BERYLLIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84862809001     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.01.008     Document Type: Review

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