Natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in the marginal seas of Siberia : implications for the fate and removal of pollutants /

"OPb clearly indicate particle concentrations,

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwantes, Jon Michael
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:"OPb clearly indicate particle concentrations,
238PU/239,240puactivity ratios were measured in water
238PU/239,24OPu) have been utilized to determine the sources
activity ratios suggest all of the Pu entering into
and transport of anthropogenic pollutants. Water soluble
Arctic (Pechora, Kara, Laptev, and East Siberian Seas) in
column. River water residence times for the surface and
column. To elucidate the sources of Pu and 131CS to the
Concentrations and inventories of Pu and "'Cs as well
control radioactive and other pollutants entering surface
controlled by the particle concentrations in the water
determine the water mass movements as well as residence time
emanating from estuarine sediments . 21lpU/219,24OPu
entering the Kara Sea.
Fallout. The Pu concentrations are also primarily
for scavenging studies. The inventories of Pu and
for the estimation of the residence time of river water
Hague nuclear reprocessing plants, and a riverine source
influenced by resuspension, ice melt, and continental
Natural and anthropogenic radionuclides have been widely used
of water masses. This will help to define the processes
one year and 30 years, respectively.
order to better understand scavenging within the water
particulate phases) from the marginal seas of the Russian
radiocesium and activity ratios of Pu (such as
radionuclides such as ... Ph and 214 Th have been employed
related to estuarine mixing over the continental shelf which
runoff, primarily control the removal of these nuclides.
samples. Concentrations of Ra isotopes were also determined
shelf waters by way of Siberian rivers is from Global
shelf. an oceanic source, likely from Sellafield and La
sources of Pu and "'Cs to the waters over the Siberian
study area, Pu and "'Cs concentrations and
subsurface waters of the Kara Sea were estimated,
the activity ratio of "IpU/219,l4OpU suggest two main
the marine environment. In this study, particle-reactive
The model-derived scavenging parameters for 114 Th and
to trace the sources and fate of radioactive pollutants in
tracers such as Ra isotopes and radiocesium have been used to
using2l'Ra/22'Ra activity ratios, to be on the order of
waters of the Arctic Ocean. 21OPb and 214 Th concentrations
were measured in a suite of water samples (dissolved and
Item Description:"Major subject: Oceanography".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiii, 136 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 126-135.