Radionuclides in the environment : International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies : Aquatic Forum 2004, 25-29 October, Monaco

The contents of the book are assembled from selected papers presented during the International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies - AQUATIC FORUM 2004 convened in Monaco from 25 to 29 October 2004, which was the most important gathering of the year of isotope environmental scientists. The book reviews the present state of the art isotopic methods for better understanding of key processes in the aquatic environment, responsible for its future development and its protection. The main highlights include the latest developments in the study of the behaviour, transport and distribution of isotopes in the aquatic environment, recent climate change records using isotopic tracers in the environment, global isotopic oceanic studies, new trends in radioecological investigations and modelling, impact of groundwater-seawater interactions on coastal zones, groundwater dynamics and modelling, important for management of freshwater resources, development of new isotopic techniques, such as AMS, RIMS and ICPMS, and their applications in environmental studies, new trends in radiometrics underground techniques, new in situ radiometrics technologies and many other exciting topics which were presented and discussed during the Conference. The proceedings constitute an important contribution to the environmental isotopic research. In publishing this book the aim is to make the use of isotopes more widespread in the environmental disciplines and to further stimulate work in this exciting field. * Presents selected papers from the International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies - AQUATIC FORUM 2004* Addresses state-of-the-art isotopic methods for better understanding of key processes in the aquatic environment * Aims to make the use of isotopes more widespread in the environmental disciplines and to further stimulate work in this exciting field Content: Preface Pages v-vii P.P. Povinec, J.A. Sanchez-Cabeza Contents Pages ix-xiv Application of accelerator mass spectrometry to environmental and paleoclimate studies at the University of Arizona Review Article Pages 3-23 A.J. Timothy Jull, George S. Burr, J. Warren Beck, Gregory W.L. Hodgins, Dana L. Biddulph, John Gann, Arthur L. Hatheway, Todd E. Lange, Nathaniel A. Lifton Discriminating biogenic and anthropogenic chlorinated organic compounds using multi-isotope analyses of individual compounds Review Article Pages 24-38 Kazushi Aranami, Steven J. Rowland, James W. Readman Shift in stable water isotopes in precipitation in the Andean Amazon: Implications of deforestation or greenhouse impacts? Review Article Pages 39-49 A. Henderson-Sellers, K. McGuffie Southern Hemisphere Ocean Tracer Study (SHOTS): An overview and preliminary results Review Article Pages 53-66 M. Aoyama, M. Fukasawa, K. Hirose, R.F.C. Mantoura, P.P. Povinec, C.S. Kim, K. Komura Plutonium isotopes in seawater of the North Pacific: Effects of close-in fallout Review Article Pages 67-82 K. Hirose, M. Aoyama, C.S. Kim, C.K. Kim, P.P. Povinec Distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides in the water column off Rokkasho, Japan Review Article Pages 83-95 Shigeki Shima, Shin-ichi Gasa, Ken-ichi Iseda, Tomoharu Nakayama, Hisao Kawamura Artificial radionuclides in the Yellow Sea: Inputs and redistribution Review Article Pages 96-133 G.H. Hong, C.S. Chung, S.-H. Lee, S.H. Kim, M. Baskaran, H.M. Lee, Y.I. Kim, D.B. Yang, C.K. Kim Distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides in the water column of the south-western Mediterranean Sea Review Article Pages 137-147 S.-H. Lee, F.R. Mantoura, P.P. Povinec, J.A. Sanchez-Cabeza, J.-L. Pontis, A. Mahjoub, A. Noureddine, M. Boulahdid, L. Chouba, M. Samaali, N. Reguigui Distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides in Moroccan coastal waters and sediments Review Article Pages 148-155 M. Benmansour, A. Laissaoui, S. Benbrahim, M. Ibn Majah, A. Chafik, P.P. Povinec 137 Cs in seawater and sediment along the Algerian coast Review Article Pages 156-164 A. Noureddine, M. Menacer, R. Boudjenoun, M. Benkrid, M. Boulahdid, M. Kadi-hanifi, S.-H. Lee, P.P. Povinec Physical and chemical characteristics of 137 Cs in the Baltic Sea Review Article Pages 165-179 Galina Lujanienė, Kęstutis Jokšas, Beata àilobritienė, Rasa Morkūnienė Comparison of the MARINA II dispersion model with CSERAM for estimating concentrations of radionuclides in UK waters Review Article Pages 183-192 Kamaljit Sihra, Antony Bexon, John Aldridge Assessment of the discharge of NORM to the North Sea from produced water by the Norwegian oil and gas industry Review Article Pages 193-205 T. Gäfvert, I. Færevik, A.L. Rudjord Uranium mining and ore processing in Ukraine – radioecological effects on the Dnipro River water ecosystem and human health Review Article Pages 206-214 O. Voitsekhovitch, Y. Soroka, T. Lavrova 90 Sr, 137 Cs, 238 Pu, 239,240 Pu and 241 Am distributions in an alpine wetland, Boréon (France) Review Article Pages 215-222 Maïa Schertz, Hervé Michel, Geneviève Barci-Funel, Vittorio Barci Concentrations and characteristics of uranium isotopes in drinking waters collected in Italy and the Balkan regions and their radiological impact on the public Review Article Pages 223-234 Guogang Jia, Giancarlo Torri, Umberto Sansone, Piera Innocenzi, Silvia Rosamilia, Antonio Di Lullo, Stefania Gaudino The radiological evaluation of uranium, radium and radon in metallic and thermo-metallic springs in Ikaria Island, the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece Review Article Pages 235-242 H. Florou, K. Kehagia, A. Savidou, G. Trabidou Bioaccumulation of radiocaesium in Arctic seals from Northeast Greenland Review Article Pages 245-254 JoLynn Carroll, Kristina Rissanen, Tore Haug Anthropogenic radionuclides in biota samples from the Caspian Sea Review Article Pages 255-264 J. Gastaud, B. Oregioni, S.V. Pagava, M.K. Pham, P.P. Povinec 210 Po in fish, algae, mussel and beach sediment samples collected along the Turkish coast of the Black Sea Review Article Pages 265-271 Nurdan Güngör, Emin Güngör, B. Gül Göktepe, Güler Köksal 210 Po in mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis ) and sediments along the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea Review Article Pages 272-280 Aysun Uğur, Güngör Yener, Sayhan Topcuoğlu, Uğur Sunlu, Serpil Aközcan, Banu Özden Stable nitrogen isotopes reveal weak dependence of trophic position of planktivorous fish on individual size: A consequence of omnivorism and mobility Review Article Pages 281-293 Antonio Bode, Pablo Carrera, Carmela Porteiro Radiocarbon loss from DIC in vadose water flow above the Judea Aquifer, Israel Review Article Pages 297-306 Israel Carmi, Mariana Stiller, Joel Kronfeld, Yoseph Yechieli, Miriam Bar-Matthews, Avner Ayalon, Elisabetta Boaretto Stable water isotopes as tools for basin-scale water cycle: Diagnosis of the Murray–Darling Review Article Pages 307-316 A. Henderson-Sellers, P. Airey, K. McGuffie, D.J.M. Stone Isotopic characteristics of the Sava River basin in Slovenia Review Article Pages 317-325 Nives Ogrinc, Tjaša Kanduč, Janja Vaupotič 222 Rn as a tracer for the estimation of infiltration of surface waters into aquifers Review Article Pages 326-334 M. Schubert, K. Knoeller, H.-C. Treutler, H. Weiss, J. Dehnert Monitoring of geochemical and geophysical parameters in the Gran Sasso aquifer Review Article Pages 335-341 Wolfango Plastino Coastal water exchange rate studies at the southeastern Brazilian margin using Ra isotopes as tracers Review Article Pages 345-359 Joselene de Oliveira, Mathew Charette, Mathew Allen, Elisabete de Santis Braga, Valdenir Veronese Furtado Submarine groundwater discharge in the southeastern Mediterranean (Israel) Review Article Pages 360-372 Y. Weinstein, G. Less, U. Kafri, B. Herut Submarine groundwater discharge investigations in Sicilian and Brazilian coastal waters using an underwater gamma-ray spectrometer Review Article Pages 373-381 Pavel P. Povinec, Isabelle Levy-Palomo, Jean-Francois Comanducci, Joselene de Oliveira, Benjamino Oregioni, Agata M.G. Privitera Isotope hydrochemical investigation of saline intrusion in the coastal aquifer of Karachi, Pakistan Review Article Pages 382-393 A. Mashiatullah, R.M. Qureshi, M.A. Tasneem, T. Javed, C.B. Gaye, E. Ahmad, N. Ahmad Temporal variations and behaviour of 90 Sr and 137 Cs in precipitation, river water and seawater in Japan Review Article Pages 397-405 Yoshihiro Ikeuchi Isotope fractionations and radiocarbon ages of beach rock samples collected from the Nansei Islands, southwest of Japan Review Article Pages 406-418 Kunio Omoto A model of recent sedimentation in the Cananeia–Iguape estuary, Brazil Review Article Pages 419-430 R.T. Saito, R.C.L. Figueira, M.G. Tessler, I.I.L. Cunha Simulation of the advection–diffusion–scavenging processes for 137 Cs and 239,240 Pu in the Japan Sea Review Article Pages 433-448 Masanao Nakano A biokinetic model for the uptake and depuration of radioiodine by the edible periwinkle Littorina littorea Review Article Pages 449-462 J. Vives i Batlle, R.C. Wilson, P. McDonald, T.G. Parker Environmental modelling: Modified approach for compartmental models Review Article Pages 463-476 M. Iosjpe Assessment of 137 Cs outspread in the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea Review Article Pages 477-491 L. Davuliene, N. Tarasiuk, N. Spirkauskaite, G. Trinkunas, L. Valkunas Low-level germanium gamma-ray spectrometry at the μBq/kg level and future developments towards higher sensitivity Review Article Pages 495-510 G. Heusser, M. Laubenstein, H. Neder Depth profiles of environmental neutron fluxes in water and lead Review Article Pages 511-519 Y. Hamajima, K. Komura Radiocarbon measurement by liquid scintillation spectrometry at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory Review Article Pages 520-528 Wolfango Plastino, Lauri Kaihola Monte Carlo simulation of the muon-induced background of an anti-Compton gamma-ray spectrometer placed in a surface and underground laboratory Review Article Pages 529-537 Pavol Vojtyla, Pavel P. Povinec IAEA-MEL's underground counting laboratory – The design and main characteristics Review Article Pages 538-553 P.P. Povinec, J.-F. Comanducci, I. Levy-Palomo, F. Avaullee Levels of airborne radionuclides at Hegura Island, Japan Review Article Pages 554-561 K. Komura, N. Muguntha Manikandan, Y. Yamaguchi, M. Inoue, T. Abe, Y. Murata The use of sodium iodide detectors to locate buried radioactive particles in the seabed off Dounreay nuclear facility, Scotland Review Article Pages 562-578 J. Toole, S.C. Innes, M. Liddiard, J. Cassidy, S. Russ Isotope selective ultratrace analysis of plutonium by resonance ionisation mass spectrometry Review Article Pages 581-591 Stefan Bürger, Razvan Aurel Buda, Horst Geckeis, Gerhard Huber, Jens Volker Kratz, Peter Kunz, Christoph Lierse von Gostomski, Gerd Passler, Ariane Remmert, Norbert Trautmann Two 60-year records of 129 I from coral skeletons in the South Pacific Ocean Review Article Pages 592-598 D.L. Biddulph, J.W. Beck, G.S. Burr, D.J. Donahue Factors influencing the determination of ultra low levels of Pu-isotopes by sector field ICP-MS Review Article Pages 599-613 Per Roos Recent IAEA reference materials and intercomparison exercises for radionuclides in the marine environment Review Article Pages 617-628 M.K. Pham, J. Gastaud, J. La Rosa, S.-H. Lee, I. Levy-Palomo, B. Oregioni, P.P. Povinec Towards quality excellence in radioanalytical laboratories at STUK, Finland Review Article Pages 629-639 Tarja K. Ikäheimonen, Seppo Klemola, Pia Vesterbacka Author Index Pages 641-642 Keyword Index Pages 643-646 The contents of the book are assembled from selected papers presented during the International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies – AQUATIC FORUM 2004 convened in Monaco from 25 to 29 October 2004, which was the most important gathering of the year of isotope environmental scientists. The book reviews the present state of the art isotopic methods for better understanding of key processes in the aquatic environment, responsible for its future development and its protection.

The main highlights include the latest developments in the study of the behaviour, transport and distribution of isotopes in the aquatic environment, recent climate change records using isotopic tracers in the environment, global isotopic oceanic studies, new trends in radioecological investigations and modelling, impact of groundwater-seawater interactions on coastal zones, groundwater dynamics and modelling, important for management of freshwater resources, development of new isotopic techniques, such as AMS, RIMS and ICPMS, and their applications in environmental studies, new trends in radiometrics underground techniques, new in situ radiometrics technologies and many other exciting topics which were presented and discussed during the Conference.

The proceedings constitute an important contribution to the environmental isotopic research. In publishing this book the aim is to make the use of isotopes more widespread in the environmental disciplines and to further stimulate work in this exciting field.

* Presents selected papers from the International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies - AQUATIC FORUM 2004
* Addresses state-of-the-art isotopic methods for better understanding of key processes in the aquatic environment
* Aims to make the use of isotopes more widespread in the environmental disciplines and to further stimulate work in this exciting field Tart. kiv.: The contents of the book are assembled from selected papers presented during the International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies AQUATIC FORUM 2004 convened in Monaco from 25 to 29 October 2004, which was the most important gathering of the year of isotope environmental scientists. The book reviews the present state of the art isotopic methods for better understanding of key processes in the aquatic environment, responsible for its future development and its protection. The main highlights include the latest developments in the study of the behaviour, transport and distribution of isotopes in the aquatic environment, recent climate change records using isotopic tracers in the environment, global isotopic oceanic studies, new trends in radioecological investigations and modelling, impact of groundwater-seawater interactions on coastal zones, groundwater dynamics and modelling, important for management of freshwater resources, development of new isotopic techniques, such as AMS, RIMS and ICPMS, and their applications in environmental studies, new trends in radiometrics underground techniques, new in situ radiometrics technologies and many other exciting topics which were presented and discussed during the Conference. The proceedings constitute an important contribution to the environmental isotopic research. In publishing this book the aim is to make the use of isotopes more widespread in the environmental disciplines and to further stimulate work in this exciting field. * Presents selected papers from the International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies - AQUATIC FORUM 2004 * Addresses state-of-the-art isotopic methods for better understanding of key processes in the aquatic environment * Aims to make the use of isotopes more widespread in the environmental disciplines and to further stimulate work in this exciting field Contains the papers presented during the International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies Aquatic Forum 2004, which was an important gathering of isotope environmental scientists. This book reviews the isotopic methods for better understanding of key processes in the aquatic environment, responsible for its future development.