Concentration and specific activity of fallout 137Cs in extracted and particle-size fractions of cultivated soils
Concentration and specific activity of fallout 137Cs in extracted and particle-size fractions of cultivated soils
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.11.014
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发表时间:
2008-06-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Inaba, Jiro
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作者:
Tsukada, Hirofumi;Takeda, Akira;Inaba, Jiro
Fallout Cs-137 and stable Cs in soils were separated with two extractants (1 M CH3COONH4 solution and 0.8 M CH3COONH4 in 5% HNO3 solution after H2O2 oxidization). The residue remaining after removal of the oxidizable organic-bound fraction was separated into the particle-size fractions including clay, silt, fine sand and coarse sand with a sieving and sedimentation method. Then, the concentrations of Cs-137 and stable Cs in the extracted fractions and the particle-size fractions were determined. The Cs-137 contents in the exchangeable and organic-bound fractions in the soil were approximately 10 and 20%, respectively. The Cs-137 content in the strongly bound fraction was about 70%, and the concentration of Cs-137 in the clay was the richest among the particle-size fractions. The specific activity of (CS)-C-137 (concentration ratio of fallout Cs-137/stable Cs) decreased in the order exchangeable, organic-bound and strongly bound fractions. The data suggest that equilibrium between Cs-137 and stable Cs was not reached among those fractions, even though most of the Cs-137 that had been deposited on the soil was derived from fallout weapons tests that occurred several decades ago. The concentration of Cs-137 among the particle-size fractions in each soil was different, whereas the specific activity of Cs-137 in the particle-size fractions had a relatively similar value. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.