Continuing 137 Cs release to the sea from the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant through 2012

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 6107-6113

  Kanda, J ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SEAWATER; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER POLLUTION;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 84884884763     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-6107-2013     Document Type: Article

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