Investigation of Vertical Distribution of Anthropogenic Radionuclides in Sediments of Watercourses of the “degelen” Site
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The article presents research data on the vertical distribution of radionuclides in bottom sediments of water streams at the former Degelen test location of the Semipalatinsk Test Site. As part of research, bottom sediments were sampled in the form of undisturbed cores. Based upon findings on the content of radionuclides in bottom sediment samples, histograms were plotted to describe the vertical distribution of radionuclides. The distribution of man-made radionuclides such as 241Am, 137Cs, 90Sr and 3Н is addressed. The content of 241Am is 137Cs and 90Sr varied from 3±1 to 180±20 Bk/kg and 10±1 to 13,000±2,000 Bq/kg, respectively. The content of 3Н was determined in two forms: in the free water (for bottom sediment samples from the Uzynbulak cr.) and in the tightly bound form. The content of 3Н in the free water was 6,400±640 Bq/kg to 21,000±2,100 Bq/kg, in the tightly bound form – 8±1 Bq/kg to 5,300±550 Bq/kg.
Source: NNC RK Bulletin
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4406804486