Plutonium isotopes in the Qinling Mountains of China

Guan, Yongjing; Hua, Yuxin; Wang, Shenzhen; Chen, Wu; Jing, Qiaoyan; Huang, Chunping; Zhang, Peijun; De Cesare, Mario; Wang, Huijuan; Wang, Deyu; Guo, Zichen; Liu, Zhiyong

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“…Site A exhibited high radionuclide activity and displayed typical single-peak characteristics, which is consistent with 40.9% of Chinese soil cores ( n = 66) . The core samples collected from the Qinling Forest also demonstrate a similar distribution pattern . Site B, situated on the ridge, exhibited the lowest levels of 137 Cs and 239+240 Pu activities, with average values of 2.7 ± 0.7 and 0.100 ± 0.028 Bq/kg, respectively.…”

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“…46 The core samples collected from the Qinling Forest also demonstrate a similar distribution pattern. 48 Site B, situated on the ridge, exhibited the lowest levels of 137 Cs and 239+240 Pu activities, with average values of 2.7 ± 0.7 and 0.100 ± 0.028 Bq/kg, respectively. The primary factor contributing to the low radionuclide activity was the erosion of a significant quantity of soil particles containing radionuclides from the region.…”

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Migration of Fallout Radionuclides and Soil Erosion of Hongsongwa Mountainous in China

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ACS Earth Space Chem.

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To study the effect of soil erosion on the distribution and migration pattern of radionuclides, the levels of 239+240 Pu and 137 Cs in alpine meadow soil were measured in the Hongsongwa Nature Reserve, Hebei Province. The measured activities of 239+240 Pu and 137 Cs in surface soil ranged from 0.028 to 2.781 Bq/kg and from 1.3 to 59.8 Bq/kg, respectively. The distribution of 137 Cs and 239+240 Pu is uneven and significantly correlated with the organic matter content and altitude variations within the study area. Core samples were collected from both ridge and valley locations to assess erosion rates, revealing that ridge areas experienced approximately 2.5 times higher erosion rates (18.0 t ha −l a −1 ) compared to valleys (7.3 t ha −l a −1 ). The vertical migration behavior of 239+240 Pu and 137 Cs was quantitatively described by a convection-diffusion equation model. Results indicated that core samples taken from the ridge displayed significantly higher apparent diffusion coefficients (D Cs = 4.57 cm 2 /y; D Pu = 2.42 cm 2 /y) as well as apparent convection coefficient (ν Cs = 0.31 cm/y; ν Pu = 0.43 cm/y), which were approximately 10 and 2 times those observed in reference sample (D Cs = 0.33 cm 2 /y; D Pu = 0.32 cm 2 /y; ν Cs = 0.16 cm/y; ν Pu = 0.17 cm/y), respectively. The migration rate of 239+240 Pu is accelerated by 39% compared to that of 137 Cs due to soil erosion. The diffusion and convection rates of both isotopes in the valley sample are similar to those in the reference sample. In general, soil erosion significantly affects the horizontal and vertical migration of 239+240 Pu and 137 Cs.

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