ISSN:
1588-2780
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract Seawater samples were collected from the Yamato Basin and the Tsushima Basin in the Japan Sea and analyzed for their239+240Pu and137Cs concentrations. The concentration of239+240Pu was 7.4 mBq/m3 in the surface water and increased with depth to a maximum value of 38.6 mBq/m3 at 500 m at the Yamato Basin station. The subsurface maximum may be produced by scavenging of239+240Pu in surface water and release of239+240Pu from settling particles. The239+240Pu inventories in the water column were 86.6 and 85.2 Bq/m2 at the two basin stations, suggesting that 90% of239+240Pu delivered to the Japan Sea is still present in the water column.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02055412
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