Evidence of Tc-99 in Ural river sediments

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作者
Aarkrog, A
Chen, Q
Dahlgaard, H
Nielsen, SP
Trapeznikov, A
Pozolotina, V
机构
[1] Risø National Laboratory
[2] Inst. of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ekaterinburg
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10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00096-3
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Sediments collected from the Techa River at Nadirov Bridge were analysed for Tc-99. The maximum concentration was found at a depth of 14-18 cm. This layer was sedimented around 1950, i.e. at a time when the maximum releases of waterborne radionuclides occurred to the river from the MAYAK plutonium production plant in the Urals. The vertical distribution of Tc-99 in sediments followed that of Cs-137, and the mean ratio between Tc-99 and Cs-137 in the sediments at the time of discharge was 0.41 x 10(-3). Laboratory experiments showed that Tc-99 under anoxic conditions, e.g. when organic material is decomposing, will be retained br sediments. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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