Survey of artificial radionuclides in the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea

P. Strand; A. Nikitin; A.L. Rudjord; B. Salbu; G. Christensen; L. Føyn; I.I. Kryshev; V.B. Chumichev; H. Dahlgaard; E. Holm

doi:10.1016/0265-931X(94)90010-8

Survey of artificial radionuclides in the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea

P. Strand
, A. Nikitin
, A.L. Rudjord
, B. Salbu
, G. Christensen
, L. Føyn
, I.I. Kryshev
, V.B. Chumichev
, H. Dahlgaard
, E. Holm

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Abstract

The concentrations of radionuclides have been measured in water, sediments and biota from the Barents and Kara Seas. The survey was undertaken to identify the contribution to the anthropogenic radionuclides in the environment from nuclear waste dumped by the USSR in these areas from 1962 to the present day. The concentration in seawater was in the range 3·3–20·4 Bq m⁻³ for ¹³⁷Cs, 3·0–12·1 Bq m⁻³ for 90Sr and 1·8–16·0 mBq m⁻³ for ^239,240Pu. The concentrations in sediments (0–10 cm) were in the range 120–910 Bq m⁻² for ¹³⁷Cs and 2·5–135 Bq m⁻² for ^239,240Pu. The influence of radioactivity from dumped nuclear waste has not had a significant impact on the general levels of anthropogenic radioactivity.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Volume	25
Issue number	1-2
Pages (from-to)	99-112
ISSN	0265-931X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0265-931X(94)90010-8
Publication status	Published - 1994

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Survey of artificial radionuclides in the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea

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