Relative influence of 129I sources in a sediment core from the Kattegat area

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作者
López-Gutiérrez, JM
García-León, M
Schnabel, C
Suter, M
Synal, HA
Szidat, S
García-Tenorio, R
机构
[1] Univ Seville, Dept Fis Atom Mol & Nucl, E-41080 Seville, Spain
[2] ETH Honggerberg, Inst Particle Phys, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
[3] Scottish Univ Environm Res Ctr, E Kilbride G75 0QF, Lanark, Scotland
[4] ETH Honggerberg, Paul Scherrer Inst, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
[5] Leibniz Univ Hannover, ZSR, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
[6] Univ Bern, Dept Chem & Biochem, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
[7] ETS Arquitectura, Dept Fis Aplicada 2, Seville 41013, Spain
关键词
accelerator mass spectrometry; I-129; sediment core; sellafield; La Hague;
D O I
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.09.025
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The depth profiles of the I-129 concentration and the I-129/I-127 ratio in a surface sediment core from the Kattegat area have been analyzed in order to obtain information about the different sources of I-129 in that core. Therefore, a mathematical model that relates the measured values to the available emission data from the nuclear fuel reprocessing plants and nuclear weapons tests has been applied. Results show that the reprocessing plants at La Hague and Sellafield are the main sources of I-129 in the sediment. Results about the transfer from the release points at the reprocessing plants to the sampling zone agree with other literature data. The model calculates quite fast the sedimentation of I-129 in the sampling place, probably attached to organic matter. Finally, an estimation of approximately 89 kg of I-129 released by Sellafield between 1952 and 1968 has been obtained from the model. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:195 / 210
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