Published 2005 | Version v1
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Plutonium 238Pu, 239,240 and 241Pu isotopes in Baltic Sea environment

  • 1. Wydzial Chemii Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego, Katedra Chemii Analitycznej, Gdansk (Poland)

Description

In the paper there are presented the results of plutonium 238Pu, 239'240 and 241Pu determination in different samples of Baltic Sea environment. 238Pu, 239'240 and 241Pu isotopes were measured in alpha spectrometer and 241Pu results were calculated indirectly by activity measurements of 241Am isotope ingrowth from β-emitting 241Pu in 16-18 years after Chernobyl accident. The results indicate that the Baltic organisms accumulate plutonium from environment and the bioaccumulation factors (BCF) range from 100 for fish to 27000 for priapulida and only 0.1% of total plutonium is deposited in living organisms. The results of 241Pu determination indicate that after Chernobyl accident the highest activity ratios 241Pu/239'240Pu were found in suspended matter (1500) and water (140). (author)

Part of:
Materials of All-Polish Symposium Nuclear Techniques in Industry, Medicine, Agriculture and Environment Protection

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Polish)
Izotopy plutonu

Publishing Information

ISBN
83-921064-2-3
Imprint Title
Materials of All-Polish Symposium Nuclear Techniques in Industry, Medicine, Agriculture and Environment Protection
Imprint Pagination
594 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 97-102

Conference

Title
All-Polish Symposium Nuclear Techniques in Industry, Medicine, Agriculture and Environment Protection
Original Conference Title
Krajowe Sympozjum Technika Jadrowa w Przemysle, Medycynie, Rolnictwie i Ochronie Srodowiska
Dates
7-9 Sep 2005
Place
Cracow (Poland)

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
KBN grants nos BW/8000-5-0197-4; BW/8000-5-0284-5 and DS/8210-4-00-86-5
Notes
7 refs Imprint:Materialy Krajowego Sympozjum Technika Jadrowa w Przemysle, Medycynie, Rolnictwie i Ochronie Srodowiska