Vertical distribution and estimated doses from artificial radionuclides in soil samples around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing site.

For the current on-site evaluation of the environmental contamination and contributory external exposure after the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (CNPP) and the nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site (SNTS), the concentrations of artificial radionuclides in soil sampl...

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Main Authors: Yasuyuki Taira, Naomi Hayashida, Rimi Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Yamaguchi, Jumpei Takahashi, Alexander Kazlovsky, Marat Urazalin, Tolebay Rakhypbekov, Shunichi Yamashita, Noboru Takamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585370?pdf=render