Particle size distribution of radioactive aerosols after the Fukushima and the Chernobyl accidents

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-98

  Malá, Helena ^a   Rulík, Petr ^a   Bečková, Vera ^a   Mihalík, Ján ^a   Slezáková, Miriam ^a  

^a NATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aerosol size distribution; AMAD; Chernobyl accident; Fukushima accident

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; AMAD; ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENTS; MEDIAN AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; SIGNIFICANCE LEVELS;

AEROSOLS; CESIUM; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

BARIUM; BARIUM ION; BERYLLIUM 7; CERIUM 141; CERIUM 144; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; LANTHANUM; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; RADIOISOTOPE; RUTHENIUM 106; TELLURIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

AEROSOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAMETER; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GEOMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; AMAD; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RUTHENIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84882986064     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.07.016     Document Type: Article

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