Published September 2010
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Journal article
Uranium isotopes in groundwater from the 'Jeffara coastal aquifer' (southeastern Tunisia)
- 1. Laboratory of Radio-Analysis and Environment, National School of Engineering of Sfax, Route de Soukra BP 1173, 3038 Sfax (Tunisia)
- 2. Laboratory of Radio-Analysis and Environment, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Geography Department, Route de ElMatar, BP 1168, 3029 Sfax (Tunisia)
- 3. National Center of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (CNSTN) - 2020 Sidi Thabet (Tunisia)
Description
The distributions of 238U and 234U in groundwater from the 'Jeffara aquifer' were studied by using alpha spectrometric methods. The concentration ranges of 238U and 234U/238U activity ratios were 1.34 ± 0.17 to 3.43 ± 0.38 ppb, and 1.43 ± 0.23 to 1.82 ± 0.27 respectively. Variations in concentrations can be related not only to lithostratigraphic formations but also to different origins of groundwater. U content of Jeffara are found very similar to those of Continental Intercalaire aquifer in both El Hamma and Chenchou regions, indicating that the Continental Intercalaire is the dominant source of the groundwater.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.04.007Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.04.007;
- PII
- S0265-931X(10)00090-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
- Journal Volume
- 101
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 681-691
- ISSN
- 0265-931X
- CODEN
- JERAEE
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42012889
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY; AQUIFERS; GROUND WATER; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; TUNISIA; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AFRICA; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ARAB COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM 28 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; NEON 24 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WATER; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.