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Transuranic and fission product contamination in lake sediments from an alpine wetland, Boreon (France) [An article from: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity]
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Transuranics and fission products have been measured in lake sediment samples, collected in an alpine wetland, to determine their vertical distribution and calculate inventories. The radionuclides considered are ^9^0Sr, ^1^3^7Cs, ^2^3^8Pu, ^2^3^9^/^2^4^0Pu and ^2^4^1Am. From the results, a better knowledge of radionuclide accumulation mode and behaviour was obtained. In addition, the origins of the individual pollutants could be deduced from activity ratios. Analyses were made on different sediment cores. The sampling sites were chosen to enable future determination of the mass balances of the radiopollutants. As the selected study area is in a recreational area used by urban populations, a rough estimate was made of the mean external dose from ^1^3^7Cs for comparison with the French regulation.
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Transuranics and fission products have been measured in lake sediment samples, collected in an alpine wetland, to determine their vertical distribution and calculate inventories. The radionuclides considered are ^9^0Sr, ^1^3^7Cs, ^2^3^8Pu, ^2^3^9^/^2^4^0Pu and ^2^4^1Am. From the results, a better knowledge of radionuclide accumulation mode and behaviour was obtained. In addition, the origins of the individual pollutants could be deduced from activity ratios. Analyses were made on different sediment cores. The sampling sites were chosen to enable future determination of the mass balances of the radiopollutants. As the selected study area is in a recreational area used by urban populations, a rough estimate was made of the mean external dose from ^1^3^7Cs for comparison with the French regulation.
