Migration of iodine-129 and iodine-127 in soils

Ernst, T. et al. (2003) Migration of iodine-129 and iodine-127 in soils. Kerntechnik, 68(4), pp. 155-168.

Abstract

To draw the balance of anthropogenic I-129 input into European soils, the concentrations of I-129 and I-127 in seven soils from Lower Saxony were analyzed down to a depth of 250 cm. In comparison with pre-nuclear soils and Ukrainian soils, we detected a significant anthropogenic input of I-129. Considering the different time periods for the input of I-129 and I-127 it was possible to assess the dynamics of sorption processes which dominate migration and accumulation. Anthropogenic I-129 was successfully used as a tracer for a clarification of the migration processes of trace elements in soils.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Schnabel, Dr Christoph
• Authors: Ernst, T., Szidat, S., Handl, J., Jakob, D., Michel, R., Schnabel, C., Synal, H.A., Santos Arevalo, F.J., Benne, I., Boess, J., Gehrt, A., Capelle, J., Schneider, J., Schafer, W., and Bottcher, J.
• Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
• Journal Name: Kerntechnik
• ISSN: 0932-3902