Distribution characteristics of 137Cs, Pu isotopes and 241Am in soil in Korea

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 315-320

  Lee, S H ^a   Oh, J S ^a   Lee, J M ^a   Lee, K B ^a   Park, T S ^a   Lujaniene, G ^b   Valiulis, D ^b   Sakalys J ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^b CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

137Cs; 241Am; Korea; Pu isotopes; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ACTIVITY RATIOS; DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS; GLOBAL FALLOUT; GOOD CORRELATIONS; KOREA; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FUELS; SOILS;

CESIUM;

AMERICIUM 241; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; AMERICIUM; CESIUM; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; (137)CS; (241)AM; PU ISOTOPES; SOIL; STATISTICS;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

(137)CS; (241)AM; KOREA; PU ISOTOPES; SOIL;

EID: 84883464023     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.074     Document Type: Article

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