129I Dispersion in Argentina: Concentrations in Fresh and Marine Water and Deposition Fluences in Patagonia

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• 作者：Agust铆n E. Negri ; Jorge O. Fern谩ndez Niello ; Anton Wallner ; Andr茅s Arazi ; Leslie K. Fifield ; Stephen G. Tims
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：September 3, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：47
• 期：17
• 页码：9693-9698
• 全文大小：233K
• 年卷期：v.47,no.17(September 3, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-5851

文摘

Measurements of total iodine (I) and iodine-129 (¹²⁹I) concentrations in rivers and lakes of Argentina are presented. Their latitudinal distribution can be explained by taking into account their main sources (oceanic emissions and biomass burning for I, and atmospheric nuclear tests for ¹²⁹I), transport mechanisms, and fallout patterns. From the measured ¹²⁹I concentrations in the studied lakes, deposition fluences for their catchment areas were estimated. These results agree with a model of the global deposition pattern due to the ¹²⁹I released by atmospheric nuclear weapon tests and with other fluences reported for the southern hemisphere. In addition, the first measurements of ¹²⁹I in shallow seawater from the South Atlantic Ocean are presented and discussed.