THE PRESENCE OF MAN-MADE RADIONUCLIDES IN THE MARINE-ENVIRONMENT IN THE SOUTH OF SPAIN

Authors
MANJON G GARCIALEON M BALLESTRA S LOPEZ JJ
Citation
G. Manjon et al., THE PRESENCE OF MAN-MADE RADIONUCLIDES IN THE MARINE-ENVIRONMENT IN THE SOUTH OF SPAIN, Journal of environmental radioactivity, 28(2), 1995, pp. 171-189
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Journal of environmental radioactivity → ACNP
ISSN journal
0265931X
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
171 - 189
Database
ISI
SICI code
0265-931X(1995)28:2<171:TPOMRI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
In this paper, levels of Cs-137, (TC)-T-99, Pu-isotopes and Am-241 in a wide group of seaweed species collected in the southern Spanish mari ne environment are given. Atmospheric fallout seems to be responsible for the presence of such radionuclides in the zone. However, it is sho wn that additional amounts of transuranic nuclides are present in the neighbouring coasts of Palomares. These are interpreted to be a conseq uence of the aircraft accident which occurred there during 1966.