Published October 14, 1982 | Version v1
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Radiocaesium and plutonium in intertidal sediments from southern Scotland

Creators

  • 1. Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, Glasgow (UK)

Description

Plutonium and radiocaesium profiles for intertidal sediment cores collected from four sites in southern Scotland during October 1979, are presented. The present and longer-term significance of the interaction of Sellafield (Windscale) effluent with such sediments are discussed. (U.K.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature (London)
Journal Volume
299
Journal Issue
5884
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
613-616
ISSN
0028-0836

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
14741581
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; DRILL CORES; FALLOUT DEPOSITS; ISOTOPE RATIO; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SHORES; SILT; UNITED KINGDOM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EUROPE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FALLOUT; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; MATERIALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES