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

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:39503

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 168 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)

• Research Organization: NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 39503
• Report Number(s): PB--95-873840/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
CONTAMINATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
WATER POLLUTION