Potential health risks from radioactive contamination of saltmarshes in NW England

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-62

  Rahman, Rubina ^a   Plater, A J ^a   Nolan, P J ^a   Mauz, B ^a   Appleby, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dose rate; Health risks; Saltmarsh; Sellafield

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; WETLANDS;

DOSE RATE; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; SALT MARSHES; SEDIMENT RECORDS; SELLAFIELD; SURFACE ACTIVITIES;

HEALTH RISKS;

AMERICIUM 241; CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; AMERICIUM; CESIUM;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM ISOTOPE; DUST; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; REMOBILIZATION; SALTMARSH;

ARTICLE; DUST; EROSION; ESTUARY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INHALATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SALT MARSH; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; CHEMISTRY; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WETLAND;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENGLAND; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WETLANDS;

EID: 84883151709     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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