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Plutonium and americium inventories in atmospheric fallout and sediment cores from Blelham Tarn, Cumbria (UK).| Authors: | H Michel, G Barci-Funel, J Dalmasso, G Ardisson, P G Appleby, E Haworth, F El-Daoushy | | Language: | Eng. | | Date: | 19-03-2002 | | Journal: | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
(0265-931X)
| | Release: | J Environ Radioact. 2002 ;59(2):127-37 | |
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The objective of this paper is to report on the results of a study of 238Pu, 239 + 240Pu and 241Am inventories onto Blelham Tarn in Cumbria (UK). The atmospheric fallout inventory was obtained by analysing soil cores and the results are in good agreement with the literature: 101 Bq m(-2) for 239 + 240Pu; 4.5 Bq m(-2) for 238Pu and 37 Bq m(-2) for 241Am. The sediment core inventory for the whole lake is compared to the atmospheric fallout inventory. The sediment activity is 60-80% higher than the estimated fallout activity, showing a catchment area contribution and in particular the stream input.
| | Copyright: | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Laboratoire de Radiochimie et Radioécologie, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Faculté des Sciences, Nice, France. herve.michel@unice.fr | | Full text: |  EBSCO - HTML (needs subscription) | | Terms: | Americium, England, Environmental Monitoring, Geologic Sediments, Plutonium, Radioactive Fallout | | |
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