黑海沉积物陷中的切尔诺贝利放射性核酸
K O Buesseler1, H D Livingston, S Honjo
1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts 02543.
Nature
|October 4, 1987
概括
包括-137在内的切尔诺贝利放射性核酸被释放到环境中. 黑海的测量表明,这些同位素可以追踪海洋过程,的清理速度比和更快.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 放射化学 放射化学是指辐射化学.
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
背景情况:
- 切尔诺贝利事故向大气中释放了大量的放射性物质.
- 切尔诺贝利的放射性核体为研究环境过程提供了独特的机会.
研究的目的:
- 为了介绍切尔诺贝利产生的放射性核酸在黑海的初步测量.
- 评估这些放射性核素作为物理和生物地球化学过程的标记物的使用.
主要方法:
- 在南黑海1071米深处部署一个时间序列沉积物陷.
- 从1986年6月到9月收集样本.
- 在沉积物陷样本中测量137Cs,144Ce和106Ru的特定活动.
主要成果:
- 测量了137Cs,144Ce和106Ru的特定活动 (分别为0.5-2,4-12和6-13 Bq g-1).
- 放射性核素的活动独立于粒子流量.
- 确定了相对的清理速度: > > .
结论:
- 切尔诺贝利产生的放射性核素可以在海洋环境中作为有效的短暂标记物.
- 不同的清理速度为黑海的粒子反应运输提供了洞察力.
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