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WATER RESEARCH
卷 38, 期 3, 页码 749-755出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.10.015
关键词
radionuclides; uptake kinetics; estuarine sediments; 133Ba; uptake model
Dispersion of pollutants in aquatic environments depends on their uptake by suspended solids. This work deals with the uptake kinetics of Ba-133 (gamma-emitter and a good analogue of Ra-226) by suspended estuarine sediments (which can be resuspended into the water column under certain conditions). This study presents a wide set of tracing experiments, including second tracing, decantation and desorption processes. The purpose is to characterize Ba-133 uptake by sediments and to investigate the use and limitations of box models in order to describe the uptake kinetics. Water and sediment samples were collected in the Huelva estuary (Spain), where environmental Ra-226 concentrations have been increased by two phosphate fertilizer industries. Samples were characterized by granulometric, organic carbon content, cation exchange capacity and XRF-EP analyses. Results revealed three-step kinetics, with characteristic times of minutes, hours and days. These results enabled the selection and calibration of a suitable box model and facilitated the testing of its use as a fully predictive tool. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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