Transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the Arctic shelf to the North Pole via the Lomonosov Ridge

New data on the levels and long-range transport of plutonium in the Arctic Ocean, recorded in the course of two expeditions to this zone in, 1994 and 1996, are discussed in this paper. Specifically, approximately 100 plutonium measurements in surface and sub-surface water sampled at 58 separate stat...

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Published in:Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Main Authors: Vintro, LL, McMahon, CA, Mitchell, PI, Josefsson, D, Holm, Elis, Roos, Per
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002
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Online Access:https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/341847
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00097-2
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spelling ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:eff7d72c-b775-4473-be68-d233e443ac76 2023-05-15T14:33:52+02:00 Transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the Arctic shelf to the North Pole via the Lomonosov Ridge Vintro, LL McMahon, CA Mitchell, PI Josefsson, D Holm, Elis Roos, Per 2002 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/341847 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00097-2 eng eng Elsevier https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/341847 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00097-2 wos:000174560500006 scopus:0036175475 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity; 60(1-2), pp 73-89 (2002) ISSN: 1879-1700 Environmental Sciences Atlantic layer polar mixed layer drift transpolar Laptev sea Kara sea Lomonosov ridge plutonium Arctic colloidal particulate contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2002 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00097-2 2023-02-01T23:33:12Z New data on the levels and long-range transport of plutonium in the Arctic Ocean, recorded in the course of two expeditions to this zone in, 1994 and 1996, are discussed in this paper. Specifically, approximately 100 plutonium measurements in surface and sub-surface water sampled at 58 separate stations throughout the Kara, Laptev and East Siberian Seas, as well as along latitudinal transects across the Lomonosov Ridge, are reported and interpreted in terms of the circulation pathways responsible for the transport of this element from the North Atlantic to the Arctic Shelf and into the Arctic interior. In addition, the behaviour of plutonium in its transit through the vast Arctic shelf seas to open waters under extreme environmental conditions is discussed in terms of the partitioning of plutonium between filtered (<0.45 mum) seawater and suspended particulate, and its association with colloidal matter. Finally, limited evidence of the presence of a colloidal plutonium component in Arctic waters subject to direct riverine input is adduced. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Kara Sea Kara-Laptev laptev Laptev Sea Lomonosov Ridge North Atlantic North Pole Lund University Publications (LUP) Arctic Arctic Ocean Kara Sea Laptev Sea North Pole Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 60 1-2 73 89
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topic Environmental Sciences
Atlantic layer
polar mixed layer
drift
transpolar
Laptev sea
Kara sea
Lomonosov ridge
plutonium
Arctic
colloidal
particulate
spellingShingle Environmental Sciences
Atlantic layer
polar mixed layer
drift
transpolar
Laptev sea
Kara sea
Lomonosov ridge
plutonium
Arctic
colloidal
particulate
Vintro, LL
McMahon, CA
Mitchell, PI
Josefsson, D
Holm, Elis
Roos, Per
Transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the Arctic shelf to the North Pole via the Lomonosov Ridge
topic_facet Environmental Sciences
Atlantic layer
polar mixed layer
drift
transpolar
Laptev sea
Kara sea
Lomonosov ridge
plutonium
Arctic
colloidal
particulate
description New data on the levels and long-range transport of plutonium in the Arctic Ocean, recorded in the course of two expeditions to this zone in, 1994 and 1996, are discussed in this paper. Specifically, approximately 100 plutonium measurements in surface and sub-surface water sampled at 58 separate stations throughout the Kara, Laptev and East Siberian Seas, as well as along latitudinal transects across the Lomonosov Ridge, are reported and interpreted in terms of the circulation pathways responsible for the transport of this element from the North Atlantic to the Arctic Shelf and into the Arctic interior. In addition, the behaviour of plutonium in its transit through the vast Arctic shelf seas to open waters under extreme environmental conditions is discussed in terms of the partitioning of plutonium between filtered (<0.45 mum) seawater and suspended particulate, and its association with colloidal matter. Finally, limited evidence of the presence of a colloidal plutonium component in Arctic waters subject to direct riverine input is adduced.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Vintro, LL
McMahon, CA
Mitchell, PI
Josefsson, D
Holm, Elis
Roos, Per
author_facet Vintro, LL
McMahon, CA
Mitchell, PI
Josefsson, D
Holm, Elis
Roos, Per
author_sort Vintro, LL
title Transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the Arctic shelf to the North Pole via the Lomonosov Ridge
title_short Transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the Arctic shelf to the North Pole via the Lomonosov Ridge
title_full Transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the Arctic shelf to the North Pole via the Lomonosov Ridge
title_fullStr Transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the Arctic shelf to the North Pole via the Lomonosov Ridge
title_full_unstemmed Transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the Arctic shelf to the North Pole via the Lomonosov Ridge
title_sort transport of plutonium in surface and sub-surface waters from the arctic shelf to the north pole via the lomonosov ridge
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2002
url https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/341847
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00097-2
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op_source Journal of Environmental Radioactivity; 60(1-2), pp 73-89 (2002)
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