Details
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 423-428 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Volume | 318 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 27 Jul 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2018 |
Abstract
Radionuclides from water samples from the Chernobyl exclusion zone were studied for anthropogenic radionuclides 137Cs and 90Sr. Tritium levels remained below detection limits. For comparison, a sample of mollusk shells from the cooling pond of the NPP has been included into the study, which were found to accumulate 90Sr by a factor of 600 from the surrounding water. The highest contamination in water has been found in water from the channel to the NPP (8.0 Bq/kg for 137Cs, 4.1 Bq/kg for 90Sr), followed by the cooling pond and water from the Pripyat river bay. Activity concentrations of 90Sr and 137Cs in water generally decrease with increasing distance, however, at the same time, the 90Sr/137Cs activity ratio was found to increase.
Keywords
- Cs, Sr, Chernobyl, Cooling pond, Mollusk shells, Surface water samples
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Energy(all)
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Medicine(all)
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Environmental Science(all)
- Pollution
- Chemistry(all)
- Spectroscopy
- Medicine(all)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Environmental Science(all)
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Sustainable Development Goals
Cite this
- Standard
- Harvard
- Apa
- Vancouver
- BibTeX
- RIS
In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 318, No. 1, 01.10.2018, p. 423-428.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Anthropogenic radionuclides in water samples from the Chernobyl exclusion zone
AU - Querfeld, Rebecca
AU - Schulz, Wolfgang
AU - Neubohn, Jan
AU - Steinhauser, Georg
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Radionuclides from water samples from the Chernobyl exclusion zone were studied for anthropogenic radionuclides 137Cs and 90Sr. Tritium levels remained below detection limits. For comparison, a sample of mollusk shells from the cooling pond of the NPP has been included into the study, which were found to accumulate 90Sr by a factor of 600 from the surrounding water. The highest contamination in water has been found in water from the channel to the NPP (8.0 Bq/kg for 137Cs, 4.1 Bq/kg for 90Sr), followed by the cooling pond and water from the Pripyat river bay. Activity concentrations of 90Sr and 137Cs in water generally decrease with increasing distance, however, at the same time, the 90Sr/137Cs activity ratio was found to increase.
AB - Radionuclides from water samples from the Chernobyl exclusion zone were studied for anthropogenic radionuclides 137Cs and 90Sr. Tritium levels remained below detection limits. For comparison, a sample of mollusk shells from the cooling pond of the NPP has been included into the study, which were found to accumulate 90Sr by a factor of 600 from the surrounding water. The highest contamination in water has been found in water from the channel to the NPP (8.0 Bq/kg for 137Cs, 4.1 Bq/kg for 90Sr), followed by the cooling pond and water from the Pripyat river bay. Activity concentrations of 90Sr and 137Cs in water generally decrease with increasing distance, however, at the same time, the 90Sr/137Cs activity ratio was found to increase.
KW - Cs
KW - Sr
KW - Chernobyl
KW - Cooling pond
KW - Mollusk shells
KW - Surface water samples
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050794153&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10967-018-6030-y
DO - 10.1007/s10967-018-6030-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050794153
VL - 318
SP - 423
EP - 428
JO - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
JF - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
SN - 0236-5731
IS - 1
ER -