Detection of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident radioactive traces in Monaco

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 131-137

  Pham, M K ^a   Eriksson, M ^a   Levy, I ^a   Nies, H ^a   Osvath, I ^a   Betti, M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Air masses; Atmosphere; Fukushima Daiichi; Radionuclides; Scavenging

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ACTIVITY RATIOS; AIR MASS; AIR MONITORING; BACKGROUND VALUE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DETECTION LIMITS; FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI; IODINE-131; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WET SCAVENGING;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; IODINE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCAVENGING; SEAWATER;

CESIUM;

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

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IODINE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MONACO; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; JAPAN; MONACO; RADIATION MONITORING; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MONACO;

EID: 84866600431     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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