Uranium series radionuclides in surface waters from the Shu river (Kazakhstan).
Uranium series radionuclides in surface waters from the Shu river (Kazakhstan).
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舒河(哈萨克斯坦)地表水中的铀系列放射性核素。
DOI:
10.1039/c2em11014h
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发表时间:
2012
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通讯作者:
L. León Vintró
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作者:
M. Burkitbayev;B. Uralbekov;Sholpan Nazarkulova;I. Matveyeva;L. León Vintró
The concentrations of (238)U, (234)U, (226)Ra, (210)Po and (210)Pb have been determined in surface waters collected along the course of the Shu River, lying on the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. In the study area, the river runs through some of the largest uranium deposits worldwide, which were actively exploited during the nuclear weapons and nuclear energy programmes of the former Soviet Union. The data show an increasing trend in uranium concentrations downstream the river from the city of Tokmak to the city of Shu, with good correlation between total uranium concentrations and total dissolved solids. Data on uranium isotopes disequilibrium show the presence of technogenic uranium inputs into the Shu River downstream from the city of Karasu, evidenced by a decrease in the measured (234)U/(238)U isotopic ratio from 1.63 in uncontaminated sites to 1.29 in sites affected by past mining activities.