Submarine groundwater discharge: Natural radioactivity accumulation in a wetland ecosystem

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 156, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-72

  Garcia Orellana, Jordi ^a,b   Rodellas, Valentí ^b   Casacuberta, Núria ^b   Lopez Castillo, Ester ^b   Vilarrasa, Marta ^b   Moreno, Victòria ^a   Garcia Solsona, Ester ^c   Masqué, Pere ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c LEGOS   (France)

Author keywords

210Pb; 210Po; 226Ra; Fish; Natural radioactivity; Plants; Ra; Radionuclides; Rn; SGD

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WETLAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND;

EID: 84883049174     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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