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Tritium concentrations of the deep sea-water in the Japan Sea and the Pacific Ocean

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Tritium concentrations were determined for sea-water samples collected from the Japan Sea and the Pacific Ocean. In the Japan Sea, it was recognized that tritium was distributed around 2000 m in depth. This means that the vertical mixing of water mass is taking place. On the other hand, in the Pacific Ocean, the tritium concentration appears to reach zero at about 1000 m although more than 1 TU concentration are detected for samples collected from deeper water. Hypothetical origins of tritium in the deep water in the Pacific Ocean are discussed.

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  1. Radioisotope Center, Kyushu University, 33, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    T. Kajì

  2. Department of Chemsitry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, 33 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    N. Momoshima & Y. Takashima

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Kajì, T., Momoshima, N. & Takashima, Y. Tritium concentrations of the deep sea-water in the Japan Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 127, 447–456 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02166772

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