Fission Product Concentration in the Chukchi Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Bowen, Vaughan T., Sugihara, Thomas T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1964
• Subjects: Radionuclides; Marine pollution; Chukchi Sea; Pacific; Arctic; Chukchi; North Atlantic; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66553

Reports on concentrations of strontium-90, cerium-144, and promethium-147 in water samples collected 1959-1962, especially as indicating mass transport of ocean water. The 1959 Sr-90 fallout values were less than those reported from the northwestern Pacific and similar to values for the North Atlantic and mainland Alaska; but the 1960-62 values increased, in contrast to the other areas. No comparable increase was found in the Ce-144 and Pm-147 concentrations, but these radioisotopes may be removed from sea water during passage over shallow seas and analysis of sediment content would be enlightening.