Radiocarbon signal of a low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal facility in nearby trees

Janovics, Róbert; Kelemen, Dóra; Kern, Zoltán; Kapitány, Sándor; Veres, Mihály; Jull, A. J. T.; Molnár, Mihály

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.10.008

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“…17 In addition to T, carbon-14 ( 14 C) is another radionuclide that is sometimes found in contaminated areas and its levels have been measured in tree rings. 22,23,24,25,26 These studies suggest tree ring 14 C levels can be fairly representative of historic 14 C releases from nuclear reactors as well as from nuclear weapons testing.…”

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Assimilation and transport of organic bound tritium in an irrigated pine forest

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Assimilation and transport of organic bound tritium in an irrigated pine forest

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“…Since the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963, the 14 C activity in the atmosphere and biosphere has been decreasing and in recent years the nuclear industry (mainly nuclear power plants and reprocessing facilities) became the main source of anthropogenic radiocarbon released into the environment. Measurements of radiocarbon content of tree rings have been used to study the effects of nuclear power plants and radioactive waste disposal facilities on surrounding environment (Stenström et al 1997;Ješkovský et al 2015;Janovics et al 2016;Ežerinskis et al 2018).…”

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Tree Rings as Archives of Atmospheric Pollution by Fossil Carbon Dioxide in Bratislava

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Results of radiocarbon (14C) analysis of a tree-ring series from Bratislava, Slovakia, covering the period from 1970 to 2004 are presented. For a part of this time period, monthly 14C measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide from Bratislava sampling station are compared with the tree-ring results. The effects of fossil CO2 emissions on 14C levels in the environment are emphasized by comparison with atmospheric clean air reference values (Schauinsland, Germany). The presented results from Bratislava are also set against the previously measured tree-ring series from Low Tatras mountain region in Slovakia, representing regional clean air radiocarbon levels in the biosphere. The observed 14C levels of Bratislava tree rings and atmospheric CO2 in 1970s and 1980s are significantly lower than clean air data, indicating severe fossil CO2 pollution in Bratislava during this time period.

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“…There are other natural sources that do not cause the enrichment of radiocarbon but can dilute the radiocarbon concentration, such as magmatic or volcanic sources that emit radiocarbon-free carbon to the atmosphere (Shore and Cook 1995;Cook et al 2001). Plants fix the CO 2 from the atmosphere by photosynthesis, so plant materials, such as leaves and tree rings, can be a method of biomonitoring the atmospheric radiocarbon concentration (Pawelczyk and Pazdur 2004;Pazdur et al 2007;Quarta et al 2007;Rakowski 2011;Janovics et al 2013Janovics et al , 2016. Evergreen species are often avoided for this reason but in the tropical regions deciduous trees are less common, so in this study, only evergreen leaf samples were collected as a biological record of atmospheric radiocarbon concentration (Alessio et al 2002).…”

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Spatial Distribution of ¹⁴C in Tree Leaves from Bali, Indonesia

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The increase of fossil-fuel-derived CO2 in the atmosphere has led to the dilution of the atmospheric radiocarbon concentration, but due to the costly instrumentation, the continuous atmospheric 14C/12C data is incomplete in developing countries, such as in Indonesia. These data give useful information about the level of local and regional fossil emissions. In this study, 14C AMS measurements of local vegetation and woody plant species samples have been used to estimate the rate of fossil-fuel-derived carbon in the plants, which fix the CO2 from the atmosphere by photosynthesis. Evergreen leaf samples were collected in September 2018 on the island of Bali in different, diverse districts in local and urban areas. The samples from the densely populated areas show observable fossil fuel emissions and show that the Δ14C level is close to zero ‰, similar to the natural level.

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Radiocarbon signal of a low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal facility in nearby trees

Cited by 8 publications

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Assimilation and transport of organic bound tritium in an irrigated pine forest

Assimilation and transport of organic bound tritium in an irrigated pine forest

Tree Rings as Archives of Atmospheric Pollution by Fossil Carbon Dioxide in Bratislava

Spatial Distribution of ¹⁴C in Tree Leaves from Bali, Indonesia

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Radiocarbon signal of a low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal facility in nearby trees

Cited by 8 publications

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Assimilation and transport of organic bound tritium in an irrigated pine forest

Assimilation and transport of organic bound tritium in an irrigated pine forest

Tree Rings as Archives of Atmospheric Pollution by Fossil Carbon Dioxide in Bratislava

Spatial Distribution of 14C in Tree Leaves from Bali, Indonesia

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Spatial Distribution of ¹⁴C in Tree Leaves from Bali, Indonesia