Impact of 134Cs and 137Cs from the Chernobyl reactor accident on the Spanish Mediterranean marine environment

• Title: Impact of ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs from the Chernobyl reactor accident on the Spanish Mediterranean marine environment

Author: Molero, J. / Sanchez-Cabeza, J.A. / Merino, J. / Mitchell, P.I. / Vidal-Quadras, A.

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 43 (3), p.357-370, May 1999

doi: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00067-8

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Abstract: As part of a study aiming to establish the distribution and bioavailability of man-made radionuclides in the marine environment, radiocaesium levels were determined in large volume sea water samples and in the sea-grass Posidonia oceanica collected along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Results obtained from 1987 to 1991 showed the enhancement of radiocaesium levels in the Spanish Mediterranean marine environment after the Chernobyl accident. The well-known ¹³⁴Cs/¹³⁷Cs isotopic ratio in Chernobyl fresh deposition was used to identify the weapon tests fall-out and Chernobyl deposition components.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X98000678

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