Humans and ecosystems over the coming millennia: Overview of a biosphere assessment of radioactive waste disposal in Sweden

Ambio

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 383-392

  Kautsky, Ulrik ^a   Lindborg, Tobias ^a   Valentin, Jack ^b  

^a SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

^b not available   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dose; Forecast; Greenhouse warming; Hazard assessment; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIOSPHERE; DATA ACQUISITION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SAFETY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84878282360     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0405-7     Document Type: Review

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