Activity Concentrations of Cs-137, Sr-90, Am-241, Pu-238, and Pu-239+240 and an Assessment of Pollution Sources Based on Isotopic Ratio Calculations and the HYSPLIT Model in Tundra Landscapes (Subarctic Zone of Russia)

• Published in: Applied Sciences
• Main Authors: Andrey Puchkov, Evgeny Yakovlev
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: arctic; anthropogenic radionuclides; migration; accumulation; isotopic ratios; pollution sources; Technology; T; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TA1-2040; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Arctic; Nes; Nes’; nenets; Nenets Autonomous Okrug; Northwest Russia; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/app132312952; https://doaj.org/article/e20b3889e4b64dd1bae014dc2dbe7a0b

The paper is devoted to the assessment of the content of anthropogenic radionuclides in tundra landscapes of the subarctic zone of Russia. The authors of the article studied the features of accumulation and migration of anthropogenic radionuclides and identified probable sources of their entry into...