Radioactive pollution: Ocean environments. (Latest citations from Oceanic abstracts). Published Search

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:7207195

This bibliography contains citations concerning radioactive pollution of the marine environment. Distrubutions of radionuclides that indicate artificial radioactive contamination are discussed including iodine-131, various uranium isotopes, Cesium-137, Cobalt-60, Strontium-90, Ruthenium-160, and plutonium isotopes. Ecosystems considered include coral reefs and atolls, planktonic zones in the open ocean, salt marshes, estuaries, coastal waters, and the Mediterranean Sea. Sources of radioactive contamination examined include atomic bomb blasts, fossil fuel combustion, radioactive waste disposal, and nuclear accidents. Experimental simulation of radionuclide transport in marine biota is included. (Contains a minimum of 161 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)

• Research Organization: NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7207195
• Report Number(s): PB-94-875911/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Updated with each order. Supersedes PB--93-854941
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
CONTAMINATION
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOSYSTEMS
MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
WASTES
540330* - Environment
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