Published November 26, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Chemical Composition Study of the Rybinsk Reservoir Ecosystem Using NAA

  • 1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot Curie 6, 141980 Dubna (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Institute of Inland Water Biology, RAS, 152742 Borok, Yaroslavl Region (Russian Federation)

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Epithermal neutron activation analysis (ENAA) enabled identification of 31 elements (Na, Mg, Cl, K, Ca, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Zn, As, Se, Br, Sr, Rb, Sb, I, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Tm, Hf, Ta, W) in bottom sediments and bivalve mollusks from different compartments of the man-made lake, the Rybinsk Reservoir (Northern Russia). High concentrations of some heavy metals were observed in both sediments and mollusks in the close vicinity of Cherepovets

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
958
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 226-227
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
4. International summer school on nuclear physics methods and accelerators in biology and medicine
Dates
8-19 Jul 2007
Place
Prague (Czech Republic)

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(c) 2007 American Institute of Physics