Uranium isotopes in waters and bottom sediments of rivers and lakes in Poland

• Autorzy: Pietrzak-Flis Z. , Kamińska I. , Chrzanowski E.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Activity concentrations of 238U, 234U and 235U were determined in waters and bottom sediments in two main rivers in Poland (the Vistula and Odra rivers) with their tributaries, in four coastal rivers and in six lakes. Concentrations of 238U and 234U were compared with the concentrations of 226Ra determined in another study. As compared with concentrations in coastal rivers and in lakes, enhanced concentrations of the radionuclides were observed in water and bottom sediments in the upper and middle courses of the Vistula river, whereas in the Odra river the enhanced concentrations were present only in the bottom sediments. The enhanced concentrations in the Vistula river result from the discharge of coal mine waters from the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, and they indicate that the discharge was continued. The enhanced concentrations in the Odra river observed only in bottom sediments indicate that the discharge occurred in the past. The 234U/238U ratio for the bottom sediments was close to unity, indicating that these isotopes were close to equilibrium, whereas for water the average ratio was from 1.2 for lakes to 1.5 for the Vistula river, demonstrating the lack of equilibrium.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

activity concentrations; 238U; 234U; water; bottom sediments

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: Vol. 49, nr 2
• Strony: 69--76
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Pietrzak-Flis Z.

• Department of Radiation Hygiene, Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, 7 Konwaliowa Str., 03-194 Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

autor

Kamińska I.

• Department of Radiation Hygiene, Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, 7 Konwaliowa Str., 03-194 Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

autor

Chrzanowski E.

• Department of Radiation Hygiene, Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, 7 Konwaliowa Str., 03-194 Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

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