129I in lakes of the Chernobyl fallout region and its environmental implications

N. Buraglio; A. Aldahan; G. Possnert

doi:10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00353-5

¹²⁹I in lakes of the Chernobyl fallout region and its environmental implications

N. Buraglio, A. Aldahan, G. Possnert

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Abstract

We present seasonal results of ¹²⁹I in fresh-water lakes located in central Sweden, an area over which the amount of fallout deposition from the Chernobyl accident varied significantly (2-120 kBq/m² for ¹³⁷Cs). ¹²⁹I concentrations in the lakes ranged from 2.1 to 15.0 × 10⁸ atoms per liter and did not show elevated concentration in lakes located in regions of high Chernobyl fallout. Apparently, the studied region is strongly influenced by ¹²⁹I releases from the reprocessing facilities through precipitation. Desorption or resuspension of ¹²⁹I from soils and sediments does not seem to be an active process to increase the concentration of ¹²⁹I in the lakes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	715-720
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00353-5
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)
Chernobyl
Deposition
Iodine
Reprocessing facilities

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiation

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