Plutonium contamination in the environment. May 1978-April 1987 (A Bibliography from the Life Sciences Collection data base). Report for May 1978-April 1987

Technical Report · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:7045789

This bibliography contains citations concerning the ecological impact of plutonium contamination in the environment. Topics include plutonium contamination in freshwater and marine sediments, plutonium bioaccumulation, plutonium transport in the food chain, plutonium accumulation in the soil, methods of analysis, plutonium removal from contaminated soils, plutonium contamination from nuclear fallout and nuclear facilities, and the presence of plutonium in seaspray and in the atmosphere. Plutonium biokinetics in humans, and fetal effects from plutonium contamination are also described. (Contains 93 citations fully indexed and including a title list.)

• Research Organization: National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7045789
• Report Number(s): PB-90-867631/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540230 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540330* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560161 -- Radionuclide Effects
Kinetics
& Toxicology-- Man
560162 -- Radionuclide Effects
Kinetics
& Toxicology-- Animals
Plants
Microorganisms
& Cells
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACTINIDES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CONTAMINATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FALLOUT
FOOD CHAINS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MASS TRANSFER
METALS
MONITORING
PLUTONIUM
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
SEDIMENTS
SOILS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS