abstract：:The Sidi Moussa lagoon, located in western coastal Morocco and ranked as a wetland of biological and ecological importance (Ramsar site), is contaminated due to its proximity to the industrial phosphate plants and other anthropogenic activities around it. This study was carried out to assess the current environmental ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Benmhammed A,Laissaoui A,Mejjad N,Ziad N,Chakir E,Benkdad A,Bouh HA,El Yahyaoui A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chelating agent in an adequate dose used to enhance phytoremediation of radionuclide-contaminated soil should not inhibit the growth of the plant. If this constraint condition is satisfied, the total bioaccumulation amount (TBA) of radionuclide by the plant can be maximized. This is a constrained optimization proble...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Hu N,Chen S,Lang T,Zhang H,Chen W,Li G,Ding D

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intention of the study was to establish the activity concentrations and the annual committed effective dose due to ingestion of medicinal plants and soils by pregnant women and their probable effects to infants. The samples of medicinal plants and soils were collected from Osukuru, Tororo District (Uganda). The na...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Biira S,Ochom P,Oryema B

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate and improve the accuracy of the semi-mechanistic models used in regulatory exposure assessment tools, to describe the transfer factors of 137Cs from pasture soils to grass observed in different grazing areas of France between 2004 and 2017. This involved a preliminary parameteriza...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Brimo K,Pourcelot L,Métivier JM,Gonze MA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-energy nexus in the context of changing climate amplifies the importance of comprehending the transport, fate and recovery of radioisotope. While countries have been more interested for zero/low greenhouse gas emission technologies, energy production from nuclear power plant (NPP) can be a prominent solution. Mo...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Hossain F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples were collected for several weeks to determine the evolution of the 131I (Iodine-131) activity concentration in the inflow water processed at the Salitre wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Bogota, Colombia, derived from medical facilities for thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment. Mass balances on 131I were ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Mosos F,Velásquez AM,Mora ET,Tello CD

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical models are frequently used in terrestrial radioecology to interpret observations and to assess the detrimental impacts of radioactive releases to the environment. Conventional radioecological models are largely based on equilibrium and empirical relationships with reasonable data requirements, making them...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Almahayni T,Houska T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The migration of the uranium (U) in high-level radioactive waste that is held in deep geological repositories via fractures in deep granite aquifers is a serious safety concern, thus, this study investigates the effect of fracture filling materials designed to mitigate these concerns. Geochemical analysis was conducte...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Ahn H,Oh Y,Ryu JH,Jo HY

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sub-slab depressurisation systems have proven to effectively mitigate radon entry. A poor understanding of the fluid physics underlying the technique has been shown to lower the success rate substantially. This article describes a study of pressure fields in a sub-slab gravel bed induced by a soil depressurisation sys...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Frutos B,Sicilia I,Campo O,Aparicio S,González M,Anaya JJ,Rábago D,Sainz C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In July 2015, the currently only active monitoring station for atmospheric 85Kr measurements in the southern hemisphere went operational at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Adelaide, Australia. Here, this new data is presented and combined with measurements from historic moni...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Kersting A,Schlosser C,Bollhöfer A,Suckow A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pit lake arises as a consequence of anthropogenic activities in opencast mining areas. These water bodies may be enriched in hazardous stable contaminants and/or in naturally occurring radionuclides depending on the local geological conditions. Mining legacy in Sweden produced hundreds of these pit lakes and most of...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Thomas R,Mantero J,Pérez-Moreno SM,Ruiz-Canovas C,Vioque I,Isaksson M,Forssell-Aronsson E,Holm E,García-Tenorio R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decades, radioanalytical methods for environmental monitoring of plutonium (Pu) isotopes from contaminated soils were developed to respond in case of a nuclear accident but also for routine analyses. In this paper we prove the possibility of on-site analysis of plutonium using alpha particle spectrometry...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Fouquet-Métivier P,Vasile M,Jacobs K,Verrezen F,Bruggeman M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The solid-liquid distribution coefficient (Kd) is a key input parameter in radioecological risk models. However, its large variability hampers its usefulness in modelling transport processes as well as its accuracy in representing soil-radionuclide interactions. To assist in the selection of Kd values and their cumula...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Ramírez-Guinart O,Kaplan D,Rigol A,Vidal M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some unexpected sporadic increases of an environmental radioactive background have been recorded at mountain level at Baksan Neutrino Observatory (BNO, 1700 m above sea level) using electron-neutron detectors (en-detectors), which could be explained by radioactive aerosol enhancements. The large area inorganic scintil...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Stenkin YV,Alekseenko VV,Dzhappuev DD,Kuleshov DA,Kudjaev AU,Levochkin KR,Mikhailova OI,Shchegolev OB,Stepanov VI

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil radon (Rn-222) has been continuously monitored at Badargadh station (23.47°N, 70.62°E) in Kutch region of Gujarat to study the pre-seismic anomalies prior to occurrence of local earthquakes. This monitoring site is in close proximity to the South Wagad Fault, a seismically active fault in the study area. The raw ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Sahoo SK,Katlamudi M,Barman C,Lakshmi GU

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on reduction of radioactivity in plants are highly important for making decision on emergency response and remediation of contaminated areas. Dynamics of the 131I and 137Cs concentrations in the weed leaves sampled in the areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident in Japan was as...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Fesenko S,Shinano T,Onda Y,Dercon G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro-SWIFT SPRAY (MSS) is a 3D Lagrangian particle dispersion model that maintains a good balance between accuracy and computational cost. However, its capabilities for air dispersion modeling in the presence of both complex topography and high building densities have not been investigated for nuclear emergency respo...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Wang S,Li X,Fang S,Dong X,Li H,Zhang Q,Nibert M,Buty D,Alberge A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incorporation of radiocesium by plants via root uptake appears to be affected by some of the exchangeable cations in the soil and/or pH of the soil. However, few studies have examined the relationship between 137Cs in trees and soil properties in the area surrounding the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Kanasashi T,Miura S,Hirai K,Nagakura J,Itô H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we present a method to use the European nuclear emergency response system RODOS for analysis of potential sources of airborne radioactivity of an unknown origin. The method is based on a solution of adjoint equations, without modification of the code of long-range atmospheric dispersion model MATCH used ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Kovalets IV,Romanenko O,Synkevych R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most available measurement methods and protocols for radioactive materials are focused on the use of high-precision sampling and analysis and do not consider the practicality of these techniques in the case of large-scale emergencies involving high numbers of samples and measurements. The experience gained after the F...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Hachinohe M,Shinano T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) in Ukraine on April 26, 1986 led to a considerable release of radioactive material resulting in environmental contamination over vast areas of Belarus, Ukraine and western Russian Federation. The major health effect of the Chernobyl accident was an increase in th...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Minenko V,Viarenich K,Zhukova O,Kukhta T,Podgaiskaya M,Khrutchinsky A,Kutsen S,Bouville A,Drozdovitch V

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accidents following the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake, and subsequent tsunami released radioactive materials into the atmosphere and caused significant public health concerns, particularly thyroid cancers in children. However, the lack of measurement data for atmospheric c...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Takagi M,Ohara T,Goto D,Morino Y,Uchida J,Sekiyama TT,Nakayama SF,Ebihara M,Oura Y,Nakajima T,Tsuruta H,Moriguchi Y

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports concentrations of γ-emitter radionuclides (40K, 137Cs, 210Pb, 226Ra, 228Ra, 228Th and 234Th) and some metals (Al, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Sr, Cd, Sb, Cs, Pb, Th and U) in surficial sediments from the Ankobra, Pra and Volta estuaries, in Ghana. Artisanal gold-mining in the Ankobra and Pra basins ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Klubi E,Abril JM,Mantero J,García-Tenorio R,Nyarko E

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Beishan granitic area in Gansu Province is a site with the greatest potential for a repository of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) in China. In this study, the redox behavior of uranium on Beishan granite was investigated at pH values from ~4.4 to ~9.2. Due to the presence of Fe2+-containing fluorannite, results...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Chen P,Ma Y,Kang M,Shang C,Song Y,Xu F,Wang J,Song G,Yang Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight documented tritiated targets were stored, as well as some very old targets with unknown activity, in a room equipped with an ING-114 14 MeV fast neutron generator. When the neutron generator was running, the tritiated targets were irradiated with a deuterium beam. The aim of this work is to determine the tritium...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Miecznik M,Mietelski JW,Wójcik-Gargula A,Brudecki K,Dankowski J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diffusion length of 222Rn in uraniferous waste rock was determined through a novel experiment. Large PVC columns were filled to different depths in the range from 0.5 m to 3.0 m with waste rock material from the Ranger uranium mine and the build-up of 222Rn activity concentration in the column headspace above the ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Doering C,Akber R,Bollhöfer A,Lu P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method of tritium activity measurements by electrolytic enrichment in combination with liquid scintillation counting is well known for many years. In the Water Research Institute in Bratislava was this system employed since the 60-ties of the 20th century. In 2018 the laboratory of radiochemistry of Water Research...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Wallova G,Meresova J,Zvachova S,Petranova I,Sykora I

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiocesium was released to the North Pacific coastal waters by the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (1FNPP) of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in March 2011. Since the radiocesium in the sediment off Fukushima was suggested as a possible source for the transfer of this radionuclide thro...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Tateda Y,Misumi K,Tsumune D,Aoyama M,Hamajima Y,Kanda J,Ishimaru T,Aono T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals with performance of removal of cesium (Cs+) and strontium (Sr2+) ions from synthetic aqueous solution using amino pyridine sulfone amid resin as a barrier material for nuclear waste storage areas to reduce environmental risk. The effects of adsorbate concentration, temperature and contact time on the ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Erenturk SA,Haciyakupoglu S,Senkal BF

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel biosorbent was prepared and applied for the removal of uranium from aqueous solution. A new immobilization method was studied and used to embed living yeast cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2% w/v) by sodium sulfate (0.5 mol/L) based on saturated boric acid-alginate calcium cross-linking method. The swelling...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Chen C,Hu J,Wang J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A powerful neutron source, the European Spallation Source (ESS), is currently under construction in Lund, Sweden (~90 000 inhabitants). Levels of tritium (3H) in urine were estimated in members of the public in Lund and employees at the ESS using liquid scintillation counting, to obtain baseline levels before the star...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Pédehontaa-Hiaa G,Holstein H,Mattsson S,Rääf CL,Stenström KE

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to indoor radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is one of the main causes of lung cancer worldwide. Although radon tests are easily accessible in most countries, and protective actions are effective and relatively easy to apply, the levels of radon testing and subsequent home remediation remain lower ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Perko T,Turcanu C

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beneficial reuse and resource recovery of produced water often require treatment to remove radium before valuable products are extracted. The radium content of the treatment waste solids and beneficial products must be accurately determined when evaluating the efficacy and social validity of such treatments. While gam...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Ajemigbitse MA,Cheng Y,Cannon FS,Warner NR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1945, a series of nuclear and radiological sources have contributed to the release of radioactive particles containing refractory elements into the environment. Several years of research have demonstrated that the particle composition will depend on the source, while the release scenarios will influence particle...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Salbu B,Lind OC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of the fluctuating asymmetry based on measurement of the parameters of left and right parts of silver birch (Betula pendula (L.) Roth.) leaves and relative sizes of pairs of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) was carried out. Twelve samples of both birch le...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Kashparova E,Levchuk S,Morozova V,Kashparov V

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of the investigation of the distribution of ambient dose equivalent rates around the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP), car-borne surveys using Kyoto University RAdiation MApping (KURAMA) systems have been conducted over a wide area in eastern Japan since 2011. The enormous volume of measurement d...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Andoh M,Mikami S,Tsuda S,Yoshida T,Matsuda N,Saito K

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disequilibrium of the grandparent-daughter pair 210Pb (t1/2=22.3 years)-210Po (t1/2=138 days) has been used to estimate the export fluxes of particulate organic carbon in the ocean using particulate-matter-associated 210Po. 210Po is produced from 210Bi, not from 210Pb. The half-life of 210Bi (t1/2=5.01 days) is su...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Kim SH,Hong GH

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some new results were obtained by the array of EN-detectors (Electron and Neutron detectors) developed in the frame of the PRISMA (PRImary Spectrum Measurement Array) project for Extensive Air Showers detection. Our EN-detectors running both on the Earth surface and underground are continuously measuring the environme...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Stenkin Y,Alekseenko V,Cai Z,Cao Z,Cattaneo C,Cui S,Firstov P,Giroletti E,Guo X,He H,Liu Y,Ma X,Shchegolev O,Vallania P,Vigorito C,Yanin Y,Zhao J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trends of air dose rate decrease after decontamination works and factors which affect them constitute essential information for radiation protection, such as prediction of external exposure to the public and implementation of measures to reduce such exposure. This study investigated the decrease of air dose rate (ambi...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Nakama S,Yoshimura K,Fujiwara K,Ishikawa H,Iijima K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions, including those detonated from an underwater nuclear explosion. To improve the understanding of the radionuclide signatures of such an event, and whether it would be detectable under the verification regime of the CTBT, the 1955 Wigwam under...

journal_title：Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors： Burnett JL,Eslinger PW,Milbrath BD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00