The impact of phosphate loading activities on near marine environment: the Syrian coast

被引：28

作者：

Al-Masri, MS ^{[1
]}

Mamish, S ^{[1
]}

Budeir, Y ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Atom Energy Commiss Syria, Dept Protect & Safety, Damascus, Syria

来源：

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY | 2002年 / 58卷 / 01期

关键词：

phosphate industry; marine environment; Po-211; Pb-210; Tartous port; Syrian coast;

D O I：

10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00074-1

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The impact of loading cargoes of phosphate ore into ships on the near marine environment at the Syrian coast has been evaluated. Results have shown a significant enhancement of Po-210 Pb-210 and other natural radionuclides in sediment and surface water inside the port area. The highest Po-210 and Pb-210 concentrations observed in sediment were found to be 170 and 64 Bq kg(-1), respectively, while Pb-210 and Po-211 concentrations in surface water ranged from 5 to 20 mBq l(-1) and 0.93 to 3.23 mBq l(-1). In addition, comparable values of Po-210 and Pb-210 for all marine organisms (algae, crab and fish) suggest that their use as indicators for phosphate pollution is not recommended. However, the effect of loading cargoes on the port marine environment of Tartous was found to be mainly related to wind direction where radioactive air particulate are either being dispersed to land or sea. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：35 / 44

页数：10

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