Natural radionuclides 238U, 226RA, AND 222RN in the surface water of the ELKONSKY uranium-ore district (South Yakutiya)

Autor: P. I. Sobakin, A. P. Chevychelov, L. I. Kuznetsova
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Водные ресурсы. 46:613-620
ISSN: 0321-0596
DOI: 10.31857/s0321-0596466613-620
Popis: Chemical composition of the surface water and the contents of the radionuclides 238U, 226Ra, and 222Rn in water was examined within the natural and man-made landscapes of South Yakutiya. It was demonstrated that intense water migration of these radionuclides from radioactive dump pits of the man-made landscapes of the Elkonsky uranium-ore district, which were created during the process of wide-scale exploration surveys for radioactive raw materials conducted during the last third of the 20th century, had occurred. Currently, the areas of water dissipation of 238U and 226Ra are detected at a distances of 2 km and greater from the source of the radioactive contamination along the outflow vector.
Databáze: OpenAIRE