Radioecological investigation of the Techa-Iset' river system

Authors
Trapeznikov, AV Pozolotina, VN Molchanova, IV Yushkov, PI Trapeznikova, VN Karavaeva, EN Chebotina, MY Aarkrog, A Dahlgaard, H Nielsen, SP Chen, Q
Citation
Av. Trapeznikov et al., Radioecological investigation of the Techa-Iset' river system, RUSS J ECOL, 31(4), 2000, pp. 224-232
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
ISSN journal
10674136 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
224 - 232
Database
ISI
SICI code
1067-4136(200007/08)31:4<224:RIOTTR>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Data on the current radioecological situation in the Techa-Iset' river syst em, which was contaminated by radioactive wastes from the Mayak Production Association in the 1940s and 1950s, are discussed. Mathematical models are presented that describe the decrease in the contamination of water, bottom sediments, hydrobionts, and floodplain soils with an increase in the distan ce from the discharge site. The amounts of Sr-90, Tc-99, (13)7Cs, and trans uranium elements in the main components of the ecosystem are estimated.