Wet and dry deposition of 129I in Seville (Spain) measured by accelerator mass spectrometry

López-Gutiérrez, J.M; Garcı́a-León, M; Schnabel, Ch; Suter, M; Synal, H.-A; Szidat, Sönke (2001). Wet and dry deposition of 129I in Seville (Spain) measured by accelerator mass spectrometry. Journal of environmental radioactivity, 55(3), pp. 269-282. Elsevier 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00197-1

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Iodine-129 (Full-size image (<1 K)) concentrations have been determined by accelerator mass spectrometry in rainwater samples taken at Seville (southwestern Spain) in 1996 and 1997. This technique allows a reduction in the detection limits for this radionuclide in comparison to radiometric counting and other mass spectrometric methods such as ICP-MS. Typical 129I concentrations range from 4.7×107129I atoms/l (19.2%) to 4.97×109129I atoms/l (5.9%), while 129I depositions are normally in the order of 108–1010 atoms/m2 d. These values agree well with other results obtained for recent rainwater samples collected in Europe. Apart from these, the relationship between 129I deposition and some atmospheric factors has been analyzed, showing the importance of the precipitation rate and the concentration of suspended matter in it.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP)

UniBE Contributor:

Szidat, Sönke

Subjects:

500 Science > 540 Chemistry

ISSN:

0265-931X

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Sönke Szidat

Date Deposited:

22 Jan 2016 13:55

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:51

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00197-1

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.74696

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/74696

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