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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY
卷 222, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106339
关键词
(210)po; (210)pb; (210)po/(210)pb activity ratio; Sediment resuspension rate
资金
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [GL2003-280]
Polonium-210 and Pb-210 were measured in surficial benthic sediments and particulate matter collected in sediment traps deployed at five different locations in the Clinton River, a dynamic system, in Lake St. Clair in Southeast Michigan to quantify the sediment resuspension rates and determine the particle residence time. The mean Po-210(xs)/Pb-210(xs), activity ratio of suspended trap and surficial bottom sediments were 0.72 + 0.12 (n = 16, range: 0.42-0.89) and 0.79 + 0.15 (n = 15, range: 0.40-1.00) indicating that a major fraction of trapped material is from resuspended bottom sediments. Sediment resuspension rate calculated using a single box model approach yielded a resuspension rate of 0.1-1.0 g cm(-2) yr(-1) using Po-210 and 0.2-1.4 g cm(-2) yr(-1) using Pb-210. Particle residence time varied from 0.3 to 3.9 days using Pb-210 and 0.9-13.4 days for Po-210. This present study indicates that sediment resuspension is considerably high in Clinton River and thus any decision on remedial action towards the restoration such as dredging, natural attenuation is challenging. This present study has direct relevance to the transport and resuspension of other sulfur group elements (Se, O, etc) and lithogenic elements (e.g., Th).
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