Comparative study of 137Cs partitioning between solid and liquid phases in Lakes Constance, Lugano and Vorsee. (Peer-Reviewed Article) - Detailansicht

Grunddaten

Titel der Arbeit (title)	Comparative study of 137Cs partitioning between solid and liquid phases in Lakes Constance, Lugano and Vorsee.
Titel der Zeitschrift bzw. Zeitung	Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Erscheinungsjahr	2002
Verlag (publisher)	Elsevier Science Ltd.
Seitenzahl (pages)	1-11
Band (volume)	Volume 58, Issue 1
Publikationsart	Peer-Reviewed Article

Inhalt
Abstract	The methodology for estimating radiocaesium distribution between solid and liquid phases in lakes is applied for three prealpine lakes: Lake Constance (Germany), Lake Lugano (Switzerland) and Lake Vorsee (Germany). It is based on use of the exchangeable distribution coefficient and application of the exchangeable radiocaesium interception potential (RIPex). The methodology was tested against experimental data. Good agreement was found between estimated and measured 137Cs concentrations in Lake Constance and Lake Lugano, whereas for Lake Vorsee a discrepancy was found. Bottom sediments in Lake Vorsee are composed mainly of organic material and probably cannot be described in terms of the specific sorption characteristics attributed to illitic clay minerals.