摘要
///This paper reports the results of initial research on radium isotopes of surface ocean waters in the Longjiao Bay on the western flank of Taiwan Strait. The main objective of this research is to assess the submarine groundwater discharge (SGD). In order to assess the spatial distribution of 224Ra and 226Ra, the authors collected 15 surface ocean water samples during the low tide. The collection was performed within a period of 2 hours in the direction from onshore to 9 km offshore by using 60 L polypropylene buckets. In the laboratory, the water samples were immediately treated through gravity-fed PVC column (4.5 cm in diameter, 50 cm in length), filled with manganese oxide-impregnated acrylic fiber at a flow rate of 300 ml/min to retain radium. After that, the activities of 224Ra absorbed on the Mn-fiber were measured through the continuous emanation method. Finally, the Mn-fiber was sealed for more than 7 days, and the activities of 226Ra absorbed on the Mn-fiberwere measured through the direct emanation method. 226Ra distribution yields an activity gradient of -0.963 dpm 100l-1?? km-1.