自然放射性核酸的空间自相关性和热点分析,以研究沉积物运输
Babalwa Mtshawu1, Jacques Bezuidenhout1, Kennedy K Kilel2
1Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, Saldanha, 7395, South Africa.
Journal of environmental radioactivity
|May 31, 2023
概括
使用天然放射性核化物跟踪沉积物运动提供了一个环保的替代方案. 这项研究使用移动系统和空间分析来绘制沉积热点的地图,识别高沉积积积的区域.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 放射化学 放射化学是指辐射化学.
背景情况:
- 传统的沉积物跟踪依赖于人工放射性核酸,造成环境风险并限制沉积物分类.
- 自然存在的放射性核化物为沉积物分析提供了可行的,环保的替代方案.
研究的目的:
- 开发和应用移动放射测量系统,用于绘制河口沉积物中自然放射性核素分布的地图.
- 通过先进的空间统计来调查空间模式并确定沉积热点.
主要方法:
- 部署移动的三角洲水下马系统 (DUGS) 进行现场沉积物放射测量.
- 应用空间自相关性 (莫兰的I) 来分析放射性核素分布模式.
- 使用热点分析 (Getis-Ord*) 来验证和绘制显著放射性核素聚类区域.
主要成果:
- -40 (40K) 显示出显著的正空间自相关性,表明强大的聚类 (莫兰I=0.4,Z-score=16).
- -238 (238U) 和-232 (232Th) 在河道区域呈现集群,通过热点分析证实了这一点.
- 确定了与高度放射性核素相关的热点区域,这表明沉积物沉积量很高.
结论:
- 在现场放射测量与空间分析相结合,对于建模沉积物的空间结构是有效的.
- DUGS系统和空间统计成功地确定了沉积物沉积热点.
- 自然存在的放射性核化物为沉积物运输和沉积研究提供了宝贵的工具.
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