Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5497796 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2017 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
To study the applications of Pu isotopes in long-distance dust migration monitoring, Pu isotopes in surface soil of Inner Mongolia have been analyzed using SF-ICP-MS after size fractionation. 240Pu/239Pu atom ratios ranged narrowly (0.169-0.200) and indicated global fallout character, while 239+240Pu activities increased with decreasing particle size. A spherical model could well simulate 239+240Pu activities as a function of particle diameter when soil particle size was less than 600 µm, and the soil particle surface sorption phenomenon of Pu isotopes in natural soil samples was revealed. Furthermore, 239+240Pu activity in fine particles (sized less than 53 µm) had good consistency with that in atmospheric depositions of Japan since the 2000s, suggesting new Asian Dust sources (i.e. central Inner Mongolia) other than the well-known Chinese deserts.
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Authors
Wei Dong, Jian Zheng, Qiuju Guo,