Radionuclides in the oceans : inputs and inventories / coordinators, P. Guegueniat, P. Germain and H. Metivier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guegueniat, P.

Germain, P.

Metivier, H.

Series:

Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire

IPSN collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radioisotopes in oceanography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Les Ulis, France : EDP Sciences, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

IPSN compiles and reviews the available information on artificial radioactivity in seas and oceans. The data collected in this book give an assessment of radionuclide distributions which will be useful to address scientific and wider public concerns about radionuclides found in the aquatic environment.

Contents:

Summary; 1. Radionuclides in the Atlantic Ocean: A Survey; 2. [sup(137)]Cs ([sup(90)]Sr) and Pu Isotopes in the Pacific Ocean: Sources and Trends; 3. Radioactivity from the North Pole to the Antarctic; 4. [sup(90)]Sr, [sup(137)]Cs and [sup(239+240)]Pu in World Ocean Water Samples Collected from 1992 to 1994; 5. Radioactive Contamination of the Arctic Marine Environment; 6. Artificial Radioactivity in the English Channel and the North Sea; 7. Radioactivity in the Irish Sea: Past Practices, Present Status and Future Perspectives

8. Time Evolution and Levels of Man-Made Radioactivity in the Mediterranean Sea9. Natural and Man-Made Radionuclides in the Black Sea; 10. Radioactivity in the Baltic Sea;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610961696

9781280961694

1280961694

9781417561353

1417561351

9782759801381

2759801381

OCLC:

173240721