ISSN:
1573-5125
Keywords:
Cs-137 and Cs-134
;
Chernobyl
;
Weser estuary
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract In 1989, three years after the disaster at Chernobyl, the Cesium (Cs-137 and Cs-134) activity of water, sediments, suspended solids, algae, and crustaceans were studied in five sections of the Weser estuary covering the nontidal and tidal freshwater region down to the brackish area. The total water activities in the freshwater regions are similar, but there are differences in the Cs distribution between the dissolved and the particulate phase depending on the concentration of suspended solids and abiotic water parameters. The Cs activity derived from Chernobyl is only detectable in sediments and suspended solids. Specific differences in Cs accumulation were found for crustaceans but not for algae.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02334783
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