Published 1979 | Version v1
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Investigations on the radioactivity content of the river Danube and its related public health impacts

Creators

  • 1. Orszagos Frederic Joliot-Curie Sugarbiologiai es Sugaregeszseguegyi Kutato Intezet, Budapest (Hungary)

Description

Regular sampling of water, sediment and seston have been started in the Institute at five points along the Danube river in Hungary. The total beta activity of the water was found to be 3.5 pCi per litre as a 9 month average. The activity level showed a moderately decreasing tendency from spring to autumn. Investigations by gamma-spectrometry have so far indicated that no gamma-emitting nuclides, except K-40 are detectable in the Danube water under the sampling conditions. It seems that algae may prove to be valuable indicators of the radioactive contamination of the Danube river also. Work is in progress for the determination of J-131, Sr-90, Cs-137 and H-3. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
International studies on the radioecology of the Danube river
Journal Page Range
p. 37-43.
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--219

Conference

Title
2. advisory group meeting to study questions of mutual co-operation between countries in the Danube Catchment Area and of the 1. research co-ordination meeting on problems of radioecology of the Danube river.
Dates
5 - 9 Dec 1977.
Place
Bucharest, Romania.

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
12587883
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BETA PARTICLES; DANUBE RIVER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; HUNGARY; ISOTOPE RATIO; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADIOECOLOGY; RADIUM 226; SEDIMENTS; URANIUM ISOTOPES
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHARGED PARTICLES; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ECOLOGY; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EUROPE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RIVERS; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE WATERS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES