Influence of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident on Spanish environmental radioactivity levels

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-145

  Baeza, A ^a   Corbacho, J A ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Galvan J ^b   Garcia Tenorio R ^b   Manjon G ^b   Mantero, J ^b   Vioque, I ^b   Arnold, D ^c   Grossi, C ^c   Serrano, I ^c   Valles I ^c   Vargas, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomonitors; Chernobyl accident; Fukushima accident; Radioactive aerosols; Radiological impact in Spain; Wet and dry fallout

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORS; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; RADIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; WET AND DRY;

AEROSOLS; FALLOUT; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOLOGY;

CESIUM;

CESIUM; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 136; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; TELLURIUM; TELLURIUM 132; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; IODINE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVITY;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FILTER; FOOD CHAIN; GAS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT LEAF; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WET DEPOSITION;

ANIMALS; BETA VULGARIS; CHEESE; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GOATS; JAPAN; MILK; POACEAE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RAIN; SPAIN; SPINACIA OLERACEA; UKRAINE;

SPAIN;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84866634562     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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