Radionuclides in the Environment: Int. Conf. On Isotopes in Env. Studies

Content: 
Preface
Pages v-vii
P.P. Povinec, J.A. Sanchez-Cabeza

Contents
Pages ix-xiv

Application of accelerator mass spectrometry to environmental and paleoclimate studies at the University of Arizona Review Article
Pages 3-23
A.J. Timothy Jull, George S. Burr, J. Warren Beck, Gregory W.L. Hodgins, Dana L. Biddulph, John Gann, Arthur L. Hatheway, Todd E. Lange, Nathaniel A. Lifton

Discriminating biogenic and anthropogenic chlorinated organic compounds using multi-isotope analyses of individual compounds Review Article
Pages 24-38
Kazushi Aranami, Steven J. Rowland, James W. Readman

Shift in stable water isotopes in precipitation in the Andean Amazon: Implications of deforestation or greenhouse impacts? Review Article
Pages 39-49
A. Henderson-Sellers, K. McGuffie

Southern Hemisphere Ocean Tracer Study (SHOTS): An overview and preliminary results Review Article
Pages 53-66
M. Aoyama, M. Fukasawa, K. Hirose, R.F.C. Mantoura, P.P. Povinec, C.S. Kim, K. Komura

Plutonium isotopes in seawater of the North Pacific: Effects of close-in fallout Review Article
Pages 67-82
K. Hirose, M. Aoyama, C.S. Kim, C.K. Kim, P.P. Povinec

Distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides in the water column off Rokkasho, Japan Review Article
Pages 83-95
Shigeki Shima, Shin-ichi Gasa, Ken-ichi Iseda, Tomoharu Nakayama, Hisao Kawamura

Artificial radionuclides in the Yellow Sea: Inputs and redistribution Review Article
Pages 96-133
G.H. Hong, C.S. Chung, S.-H. Lee, S.H. Kim, M. Baskaran, H.M. Lee, Y.I. Kim, D.B. Yang, C.K. Kim

Distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides in the water column of the south-western Mediterranean Sea Review Article
Pages 137-147
S.-H. Lee, F.R. Mantoura, P.P. Povinec, J.A. Sanchez-Cabeza, J.-L. Pontis, A. Mahjoub, A. Noureddine, M. Boulahdid, L. Chouba, M. Samaali, N. Reguigui

Distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides in Moroccan coastal waters and sediments Review Article
Pages 148-155
M. Benmansour, A. Laissaoui, S. Benbrahim, M. Ibn Majah, A. Chafik, P.P. Povinec

137Cs in seawater and sediment along the Algerian coast Review Article
Pages 156-164
A. Noureddine, M. Menacer, R. Boudjenoun, M. Benkrid, M. Boulahdid, M. Kadi-hanifi, S.-H. Lee, P.P. Povinec

Physical and chemical characteristics of 137Cs in the Baltic Sea Review Article
Pages 165-179
Galina Lujanienė, Kęstutis Jokšas, Beata àilobritienė, Rasa Morkūnienė

Comparison of the MARINA II dispersion model with CSERAM for estimating concentrations of radionuclides in UK waters Review Article
Pages 183-192
Kamaljit Sihra, Antony Bexon, John Aldridge

Assessment of the discharge of NORM to the North Sea from produced water by the Norwegian oil and gas industry Review Article
Pages 193-205
T. Gäfvert, I. Færevik, A.L. Rudjord

Uranium mining and ore processing in Ukraine – radioecological effects on the Dnipro River water ecosystem and human health Review Article
Pages 206-214
O. Voitsekhovitch, Y. Soroka, T. Lavrova

90Sr, 137Cs, 238Pu, 239,240Pu and 241Am distributions in an alpine wetland, Boréon (France) Review Article
Pages 215-222
Maïa Schertz, Hervé Michel, Geneviève Barci-Funel, Vittorio Barci

Concentrations and characteristics of uranium isotopes in drinking waters collected in Italy and the Balkan regions and their radiological impact on the public Review Article
Pages 223-234
Guogang Jia, Giancarlo Torri, Umberto Sansone, Piera Innocenzi, Silvia Rosamilia, Antonio Di Lullo, Stefania Gaudino

The radiological evaluation of uranium, radium and radon in metallic and thermo-metallic springs in Ikaria Island, the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece Review Article
Pages 235-242
H. Florou, K. Kehagia, A. Savidou, G. Trabidou

Bioaccumulation of radiocaesium in Arctic seals from Northeast Greenland Review Article
Pages 245-254
JoLynn Carroll, Kristina Rissanen, Tore Haug

Anthropogenic radionuclides in biota samples from the Caspian Sea Review Article
Pages 255-264
J. Gastaud, B. Oregioni, S.V. Pagava, M.K. Pham, P.P. Povinec

210Po in fish, algae, mussel and beach sediment samples collected along the Turkish coast of the Black Sea Review Article
Pages 265-271
Nurdan Güngör, Emin Güngör, B. Gül Göktepe, Güler Köksal

210Po in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and sediments along the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea Review Article
Pages 272-280
Aysun Uğur, Güngör Yener, Sayhan Topcuoğlu, Uğur Sunlu, Serpil Aközcan, Banu Özden

Stable nitrogen isotopes reveal weak dependence of trophic position of planktivorous fish on individual size: A consequence of omnivorism and mobility Review Article
Pages 281-293
Antonio Bode, Pablo Carrera, Carmela Porteiro

Radiocarbon loss from DIC in vadose water flow above the Judea Aquifer, Israel Review Article
Pages 297-306
Israel Carmi, Mariana Stiller, Joel Kronfeld, Yoseph Yechieli, Miriam Bar-Matthews, Avner Ayalon, Elisabetta Boaretto

Stable water isotopes as tools for basin-scale water cycle: Diagnosis of the Murray–Darling Review Article
Pages 307-316
A. Henderson-Sellers, P. Airey, K. McGuffie, D.J.M. Stone

Isotopic characteristics of the Sava River basin in Slovenia Review Article
Pages 317-325
Nives Ogrinc, Tjaša Kanduč, Janja Vaupotič

222Rn as a tracer for the estimation of infiltration of surface waters into aquifers Review Article
Pages 326-334
M. Schubert, K. Knoeller, H.-C. Treutler, H. Weiss, J. Dehnert

Monitoring of geochemical and geophysical parameters in the Gran Sasso aquifer Review Article
Pages 335-341
Wolfango Plastino

Coastal water exchange rate studies at the southeastern Brazilian margin using Ra isotopes as tracers Review Article
Pages 345-359
Joselene de Oliveira, Mathew Charette, Mathew Allen, Elisabete de Santis Braga, Valdenir Veronese Furtado

Submarine groundwater discharge in the southeastern Mediterranean (Israel) Review Article
Pages 360-372
Y. Weinstein, G. Less, U. Kafri, B. Herut

Submarine groundwater discharge investigations in Sicilian and Brazilian coastal waters using an underwater gamma-ray spectrometer Review Article
Pages 373-381
Pavel P. Povinec, Isabelle Levy-Palomo, Jean-Francois Comanducci, Joselene de Oliveira, Benjamino Oregioni, Agata M.G. Privitera

Isotope hydrochemical investigation of saline intrusion in the coastal aquifer of Karachi, Pakistan Review Article
Pages 382-393
A. Mashiatullah, R.M. Qureshi, M.A. Tasneem, T. Javed, C.B. Gaye, E. Ahmad, N. Ahmad

Temporal variations and behaviour of 90Sr and 137Cs in precipitation, river water and seawater in Japan Review Article
Pages 397-405
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi

Isotope fractionations and radiocarbon ages of beach rock samples collected from the Nansei Islands, southwest of Japan Review Article
Pages 406-418
Kunio Omoto

A model of recent sedimentation in the Cananeia–Iguape estuary, Brazil Review Article
Pages 419-430
R.T. Saito, R.C.L. Figueira, M.G. Tessler, I.I.L. Cunha

Simulation of the advection–diffusion–scavenging processes for 137Cs and 239,240Pu in the Japan Sea Review Article
Pages 433-448
Masanao Nakano

A biokinetic model for the uptake and depuration of radioiodine by the edible periwinkle Littorina littorea Review Article
Pages 449-462
J. Vives i Batlle, R.C. Wilson, P. McDonald, T.G. Parker

Environmental modelling: Modified approach for compartmental models Review Article
Pages 463-476
M. Iosjpe

Assessment of 137Cs outspread in the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea Review Article
Pages 477-491
L. Davuliene, N. Tarasiuk, N. Spirkauskaite, G. Trinkunas, L. Valkunas

Low-level germanium gamma-ray spectrometry at the μBq/kg level and future developments towards higher sensitivity Review Article
Pages 495-510
G. Heusser, M. Laubenstein, H. Neder

Depth profiles of environmental neutron fluxes in water and lead Review Article
Pages 511-519
Y. Hamajima, K. Komura

Radiocarbon measurement by liquid scintillation spectrometry at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory Review Article
Pages 520-528
Wolfango Plastino, Lauri Kaihola

Monte Carlo simulation of the muon-induced background of an anti-Compton gamma-ray spectrometer placed in a surface and underground laboratory Review Article
Pages 529-537
Pavol Vojtyla, Pavel P. Povinec

IAEA-MEL's underground counting laboratory – The design and main characteristics Review Article
Pages 538-553
P.P. Povinec, J.-F. Comanducci, I. Levy-Palomo, F. Avaullee

Levels of airborne radionuclides at Hegura Island, Japan Review Article
Pages 554-561
K. Komura, N. Muguntha Manikandan, Y. Yamaguchi, M. Inoue, T. Abe, Y. Murata

The use of sodium iodide detectors to locate buried radioactive particles in the seabed off Dounreay nuclear facility, Scotland Review Article
Pages 562-578
J. Toole, S.C. Innes, M. Liddiard, J. Cassidy, S. Russ

Isotope selective ultratrace analysis of plutonium by resonance ionisation mass spectrometry Review Article
Pages 581-591
Stefan Bürger, Razvan Aurel Buda, Horst Geckeis, Gerhard Huber, Jens Volker Kratz, Peter Kunz, Christoph Lierse von Gostomski, Gerd Passler, Ariane Remmert, Norbert Trautmann

Two 60-year records of 129I from coral skeletons in the South Pacific Ocean Review Article
Pages 592-598
D.L. Biddulph, J.W. Beck, G.S. Burr, D.J. Donahue

Factors influencing the determination of ultra low levels of Pu-isotopes by sector field ICP-MS Review Article
Pages 599-613
Per Roos

Recent IAEA reference materials and intercomparison exercises for radionuclides in the marine environment Review Article
Pages 617-628
M.K. Pham, J. Gastaud, J. La Rosa, S.-H. Lee, I. Levy-Palomo, B. Oregioni, P.P. Povinec

Towards quality excellence in radioanalytical laboratories at STUK, Finland Review Article
Pages 629-639
Tarja K. Ikäheimonen, Seppo Klemola, Pia Vesterbacka

Author Index
Pages 641-642

Keyword Index
Pages 643-646