Artificial radionuclides in surface air in Finland following the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 273-283

  Leppänen, Ari Pekka ^a   Mattila, Aleksi ^a   Kettunen, Markku ^b   Kontro, Riitta ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Airborne radioactivity; Deposition; Finland; Fukushima; Isotope ratio

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES; FINLAND; FUKUSHIMA; FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENTS; GASEOUS FRACTION; ISOTOPE RATIO; NORTHERN FINLAND;

AEROSOLS; DEPOSITION; FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 136; CESIUM 137; FUEL; IODINE; IODINE 131; IODINE 132; RADIOISOTOPE; TELLURIUM 129; TELLURIUM 132; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ISOTOPIC RATIO; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; FINLAND; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PLUM; RADIATION MONITORING; WET DEPOSITION;

FINLAND; FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVITY; DEPOSITION; FINLAND; FUKUSHIMA; ISOTOPE RATIO;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FINLAND; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; TELLURIUM;

EID: 84886254334     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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