Traces of fission products in southeast Spain after the Fukushima nuclear accident

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 146-151

  Pinero Garcia F ^a   Ferro Garcia M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

131I; 134Cs; 137Cs; Backward trajectory; Fission product; Fukushima

Indexed keywords

131I; 134CS; 137CS; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; FUKUSHIMA;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; RAIN;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; HEALTH RISK; IODINE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; RISK FACTOR;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEESE; CLOUD; FALLOUT; FOOD CHAIN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PLUME; PRECIPITATION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVITY; SPAIN; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BETA VULGARIS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHEESE; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GOATS; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; JAPAN; NUCLEAR FISSION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

NORTH AMERICA; SPAIN;

BETA VULGARIS CICLA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84866618304     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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