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J.M. Abril Department of Applied Physics (I); University of Seville (Spain) IAEA Regional Training Course on Sediment Core Dating Techniques. RAF7/008 Project Lecture 1: Radionuclides of the environment and general aspects Concentration and distribution factors. k d variability Granulometric speciation k d in saturated porous media : “intrinsic” values Experiments on depth penetration patterns J.M. Abril, University of Seville

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J.M. AbrilDepartment of Applied Physics (I); University of Seville (Spain)

IAEA Regional Training Course on Sediment Core Dating Techniques. RAF7/008 Project

Lecture 1: Radionuclides of the environment and general aspects

•Concentration and distribution factors.

•kd variability

•Granulometric speciation

• kd in saturated porous media : “intrinsic” values

• Experiments on depth penetration patterns

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Some radionuclides and other hazardous materials, such as heavy metals, are highly particle-reactive.

Their uptake by suspended particulate matter (SPM) and bottom sediments plays an important role in the fate of these pollutants.

Remember: Depending on the pollutant, 1 gram of SPM can uptake more activity (or units of pollutants) than 1 m3 of water.

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•The uptake is a surface-mediated phenomenon. SPM has very high specific surface area (SSA)

•Naturally occurring particulate matter in aquatic systems usually exhibits areas with uncompensated negative charges.

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Kd provides a convenient means to describe the relationshipbetween radionuclide concentrations in SPM or bottom sediments and water

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Notes:•Field observation•Laboratory experiments•Dynamic equilibrium

Notes:•Field observation•Laboratory experiments•Dynamic equilibrium

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Concentration facfors

soilinionConcentrat

plantinionConcentratCF

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Concentration facfors

Concentration facforsConcentration factors of selected radionuclides in the fresh water

environment (from Santchi and Honeyman, 1989) Nuclide Half life Source Phytoplankton Zooplacton Fish Sediment 3H 12.3 yr C-A 1 1 1 1 7Be 53 d C 250 1.0x103

14C 5700 y C-A 9,000 20,000 20,000 2.0x103

40K 1,3x109yr P 10,000 10,000 4,000 54Mn 300 d A 6,000 1,000 400 2,0x108

74Se 120 d A 8,000 50 50 1,0X103

90Sr 28 yr A 200 100 10 2,0x102

99Tc 2x105 yr A 40 100 15 1,0x102

109Cd 1,3 yr A 500 1,000 200 1,0x104

133Ba 8,9 yr A 100 100 10 1,0X104 137Cs 30 yr A 900 100 1,000 5,0x103

210Pb 22 yr P 7,000 1,000 200 1,0X107

226Ra 1,600 yr P 2,000 100 500 3,0x104 238U 4,5x109yr P 20 5 1 5,0x102 239Pu 2,4x104yr A 900 100 4 1,0x104 241Am 460 d A 200,000 2,000 50 1,0x105 Source of nuclide: C= cosmogenic, P=primordial, A= anthropogenic

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Kd variability

For many radionuclides, field kd values from different environments, can vary within a range of more than two orders of magnitude (IAEA, 1985)

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Kd vs. particle-size

Basic model handling spherical particlesBasic model handling spherical particles

Pores and free edgesPores and free edges

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kgBq

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Definitions: as , ac, ξ

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Man-made radionuclides interacting with “natural” particlesMan-made radionuclides interacting with “natural” particles

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Naturally occurring radionuclidesNaturally occurring radionuclides

• ac > 0•The full equation has to be used•Two extreme behaviors depending on radionuclide solubility

•Depleted outer layer for relatively soluble radionuclides•Enriched outer layer for highly particle-reactive radionuclides

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Caesium

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SPM in natural waters is mainly present in the form of flocs (or aggregates) mixed with single mineral particles.

“Many particles” effects in kd variability“Many particles” effects in kd variability

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Global effects of particle size spectra and mineralogical compositionGlobal effects of particle size spectra and mineralogical composition

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Bathymetric map for lake HÁRSVATTEN (Sweden).

Understanding spatial speciation…

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Settling velocityStokes’ Law

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210Pb

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Competition with cations related to SALINITY [ S ]Competition with cations related to SALINITY [ S ]

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More details in:

Parts I and II

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A phosphate fertilizer factory pumped into the Odiel river (SW Spain) a suspension of PG particles (NORM material).

We wanted to know how these radionuclide-enriched material was spread onto bottom sediments

Direct gamma measurements of radionuclide concentrations would provide concentrations under MDL

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kd

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Natural p.

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Materials and methods

3-5 kilograms of sediments were collected at each sampling point The samples were dried (24 h at 110°C), mechanically disaggregated and sieved in a sieving-pile.

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234Th234Th

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226Ra226Ra

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Bickford Reservoir (USA)

Benoit and Hemond, 1991. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 55, 1963-75.

Evidence for diffusive redistribution of 210Pb in lake sediments

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Bickford Reservoir (USA)

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Bickford Reservoir (USA)

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Radionuclide uptake by sediment columns

H. Barros and J.M. Abril

Radionuclide uptake by sediment columns

H. Barros and J.M. Abril

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Figura 4.10. Cinética de transferencia del 133Ba desde la columna de agua hacia los sedimentos. Experimento con sedimentos bajo una columna de agua en reposo. R2 (41 días) y + R3 (221 días). Debido a la estratificación en la columna de agua sobrenadante, se representan las simulaciones para los 10, 11 y 12 cm de profundidad.

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Figura 4.6. Experimentos R1y R2 con sedimentos en reposo. Perfiles de concentración de 133Ba en el agua intersticial y en la fase sólida para dos tiempos de observación diferentes. Las líneas continuas corresponden a las medidas, que se representan con barras de error que corresponden a ±0.5 mm en la escala horizontal y a la ±1 de incertidumbre analítica en la escala vertical. Las discontinuas corresponden a la descripción mediante el modelo.

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