Anthropogenic radioactive particles in the environment

verfasst von

Georg Steinhauser

Abstract

Radioactive particles have been released from multiple sources since the mid-twentieth century. Famous examples include nuclear fuel particles from Chernobyl, glassy microparticles from Fukushima as well as particles from nuclear weapons production facilities (e.g., Windscale, United Kingdom and the facilities in the former Soviet Union), nuclear weapons accidents at Palomares (Spain) and Thule (Greenland), and atmospheric nuclear explosions. Current challenges in environmental research of radioactive particles include the drying of the cooling pond of Chernobyl NPP, which will cause the weathering of previously preserved fuel particles in the (former) sediment of the pond. Environmental aspects of resuspended particles as well as natural particles and aerosols contaminated with radionuclides (e.g., ¹³¹I) are briefly discussed.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Radioökologie und Strahlenschutz

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Band

318

Seiten

1629-1639

Anzahl der Seiten

11

ISSN

0236-5731

Publikationsdatum

12.2018

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Analytische Chemie, Kernenergie und Kernkraftwerkstechnik, Radiologie, Nuklearmedizin und Bildgebung, Umweltverschmutzung, Spektroskopie, Öffentliche Gesundheit, Umwelt- und Arbeitsmedizin, Gesundheit, Toxikologie und Mutagenese

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 3 – Gute Gesundheit und Wohlergehen

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6268-4 (Zugang: Geschlossen)