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. 2016;310(2):661-670.
doi: 10.1007/s10967-016-4835-0. Epub 2016 Apr 28.

Combined, sequential procedure for determination of 137Cs, 40K, 63Ni, 90Sr, 230,232Th, 234,238U, 237Np, 238,239+240Pu and 241Am applied for study on contamination of soils near Żarnowiec Lake (northern Poland)

Jerzy W Mietelski  1 , Renata Kierepko  1 , Edyta Łokas  1 , Anna Cwanek  1 , Krzysztof Kleszcz  2 , Ewa Tomankiewicz  1 , Tomasz Mróz  3 , Robert Anczkiewicz  4 , Mirosław Szałkowski  1 , Bogdan Wąs  1 , Mirosław Bartyzel  1 , Ryszard Misiak  1
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Combined, sequential procedure for determination of 137Cs, 40K, 63Ni, 90Sr, 230,232Th, 234,238U, 237Np, 238,239+240Pu and 241Am applied for study on contamination of soils near Żarnowiec Lake (northern Poland)

Jerzy W Mietelski et al. J Radioanal Nucl Chem. 2016.

Abstract

The paper summarizes results of investigation of the current state of radioactive contamination on site being under consideration for planned nuclear power plant in northern Poland. Thanks to use of sequential procedure it was possible to determine activity concentrations for radioisotopes of nine elements, both natural and artificial. Results show that observed levels of radioactive contamination are rather typical for central Europe and global fallout is dominant factor of presence of artificial radionuclides. The total deposition for artificial radionuclides revealed maxima equal to 1747 ± 121 Bq/m2 for 137Cs, 3854 ± 158 Bq/m2 for 90Sr, 101 ± 23 mBq/m2 for 237Np, 57.7 ± 6.0 Bq/m2 for 241Am, 3.27 ± 0.80 Bq/m2 for 238Pu and 68.5 ± 5.0 Bq/m2 for 239+240Pu.

Keywords: 237Np; 63Ni; Actinides in soil; Environmental radioactivity; Plutonium; Polish nuclear power plant to be; Radiochemical sequential procedure.

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Location of sampling sites in map of Poland (left) and in details (right)
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A scheme of sequential radiochemical procedure applied in present work
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