Published January 1990 | Version v1
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Distribution of 137Cs and 239,240Pu in the sediment of the Seto Inland Sea

Creators

  • 1. National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Nakaminato, Ibaraki (Japan). Div. of Radioecology

Description

The contents and distribution patterns of 137Cs and 239,240Pu in the sediments of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, were determined. In most of the sediment columns, approximately uniform concentrations were found to a depth of around 20 cm, probably due to bioturbation. Total amounts of 137Cs in the sediment column are considerably lower than the global fallout inputs. It is suggested that a significant portion of 137Cs input was removed from the Seto Inland Sea to the open ocean. Large excess inventories of 239,240Pu over fallout input were observed in the investigated sediment columns. (author) 25 refs.; 3 figs.; 3 tabs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
138
Journal Issue
1
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
Journal Page Range
153-164
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD

Conference

Title
2. International conference on low-level measurements of actinides and long-lived radionuclides in biological and environmental samples.
Dates
16-20 May 1988.
Place
Akita City (Japan).

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
21074038
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM 137; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DEPTH; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FALLOUT; JAPAN; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIMENSIONS; DISTRIBUTION; EVALUATION; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLVENTS; WATER; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES