A dynamic model to estimate the activity concentration and whole body dose rate of marine biota as consequences of a nuclear accident

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-94

  Keum, Dong Kwon ^a   Jun, In ^a   Kim, Byeong Ho ^a   Lim, Kwang Muk ^a   Choi, Yong Ho ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activity concentration; Dose rate; Dynamic model; Fukushima accident; K BIOTA DYN M; Marine biota

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; DYNAMIC MODELS; IODINE; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; DOSE RATE; DYNAMIC COMPARTMENT MODEL; FIRST-ORDER KINETIC MODELS; FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENTS; FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS; MARINE BIOTA;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER;

BENCHMARKING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FOOD CHAIN; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTATION;

ARTICLE; BIOTA; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; SEDIMENTATION; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

BIOTA; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION MONITORING;

EID: 84911488452     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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