Analysis of 129I and 127I in soils of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 29 years after the deposition of 129I.
Analysis of 129I and 127I in soils of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 29 years after the deposition of 129I.
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129I 沉积 29 年后,切尔诺贝利禁区土壤中 129I 和 127I 的分析。
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.319
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2019
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Shaw G
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Shaw G
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) represents a unique natural laboratory that received significant129I contamination across a range of soils and land-use types in a short time period in 1986. Data are presented on129I and127I in soil samples collected from highly contaminated areas in the CEZ in 2015. The geometric mean (GM) total concentration of stable iodine (127I) was 6.7 × 10−7g g−1and the (GM) total concentration of129I was 2.39 × 10−13g g−1, equivalent to 1.56 mBq kg−1. GM total127I concentration is below the European average soil concentration of 3.94 × 10−6g g−1, while129I is significantly higher than the pre-Chernobyl activity concentration for129I of 0.094 mBq kg−1. Significant differences were found in the extractability of native, stable127I and129I almost 30 years after the introduction of129I to the soils. Both127I and129I were predominantly associated with alkaline-extractable soil organic matter, established using a three-step sequential extraction procedure. Whereas127I was significantly correlated with gross soil organic matter (measured by loss on ignition), however,129I was not. The ratio of129I/127I was significantly lower in extracts of soil organic matter than in more labile (soluble and adsorbed) fractions, indicating incomplete equilibration of129I with native127I in soil humic substances after 29 years residence time in the CEZ soils. The initial physico-chemical form of129I in the CEZ soils is unknown, but the widespread presence of uranium oxide fuel particles is unlikely to have influenced the environmental behaviour of129I. Our findings have implications for long-term radiation dose from129I in contaminated soils and the use of native, stable127I as a proxy for the long-term fate of129I.