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Potential of lichens for monitoring iodine-129 and chlorine-36

Date

Authors

Daillant, O.R.

Bernollin, A.

Josset, M.

Fifield, L Keith

Publisher

Akademiai Kiado

Abstract

Chlorine-36 (half life 3.01 × 105 year), a beta emitter, is produced naturally but its presence has been enhanced by atmospheric weapons testing and other nuclear activities. Iodine-129 has a half life of 1.57 × 107 years and is also produced by nuclear

Keywords

Keywords: chlorine 36; iodine 129; article; biological monitoring; chemical analysis; chemical composition; controlled study; fungal strain; fungus identification; gamma spectrometry; half life time; lichens; mass spectrometry; nonhuman; radiation detection; radiat Biomonitoring; Chlorine 36; Iodine 129; Lichens

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55359

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s10967-009-0110-y

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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