PuSH - Publication Server of Helmholtz Zentrum München: Effect of sample drying and storage time on the extraction of fallout 239+240Pu, 137Cs and natural 210Pb as well as of satble Cs, Pb and Mn from soils.

Navigation

Home

Deutsch

Research

Advanced Search

Browse by ...

... Journal

... Publication Type

... Research Data

... Publication Year

Publication overview

Support & Contact

Contact persons

Help

Data protection

Bunzl, K. ; Schimmack, W. ; Schramel, P. ; Suomela, M.*

Effect of sample drying and storage time on the extraction of fallout 239+240Pu, 137Cs and natural 210Pb as well as of satble Cs, Pb and Mn from soils.

Analyst 124, 1383-1387 (1999)

DOI

Open Access Green as soon as Postprint is submitted to ZB.

Abstract
Metrics
Extra information

Because substantial evidence exists that sample drying and storage may have an effect on the extractability of trace metals from soils and sediments, we have examined whether such effects are also present for the typical fallout radionuclides ¹³⁷Cs and ^239+240Pu, for natural ²¹⁰Pb, as well as for the corresponding stable elements Cs and Pb. For comparison, stable Mn was also included, because for this element a clear effect of drying and storage has been demonstrated recently. The sequential extraction procedure of Tessier was applied to two soils (a typical mineral soil with a low organic matter content, and the top layer of a forest soil with a high organic matter content). No substantial effect of air-drying and subsequent sample storage up to 30 weeks was detectable for ¹³⁷Cs, ^239+240Pu and ²¹⁰Pb as well as for stable Cs and Pb. A clear effect of drying and subsequent sample storage was observable for stable Mn extracted from the mineral soil into fraction I, where its concentration increased continually with storage time. This supports an earlier observation reported in the literature for a similar soil. Nevertheless, because we did not observe such an effect for the soil with the high organic matter content, one should be careful about generalizing this result. The results also suggest that isotopic equilibrium between ¹³⁷Cs and stable Cs as well as between ²¹⁰Pb and stable Pb in the two soils is approximately established.

Altmetric

Additional Metrics?

[➜Log in]

Edit extra informations Login

Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

Corresponding Author

ISSN (print) / ISBN 0003-2654

e-ISSN 1364-5528

Journal Analyst, The

Quellenangaben Volume: 124, Pages: 1383-1387

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Non-patent literature Publications

Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Radiation Protection (ISS)
Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)