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Plutonium and americium concentration along fresh-water food chains of the Great Lakes, U. S. A. Progress report, July 1976--September 30, 1977

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5214738· OSTI ID:5214738

The primary purpose of studying the biogeochemical behavior of transuranic radionuclides in large freshwater lakes began with studies of the distribution of these radionuclides, essentially introduced from the fallout of atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, in Lake Ontario. The recognition that an additional source of supply of these nuclides to Lake Ontario (subsequent to their release into Lake Erie) existed in the form of leakage from the Nuclear Fuel Services reprocessing plant at Springville, New York, led to expansion of the program to include sampling at the eastern end of Lake Erie. Much of the program is devoted to studies of the distribution of these nuclides in the lake sediments as they appear to be a major repository for transuranics in freshwater lakes. The extent to which this is a temporary or permanent repository is illuminated by studies of transuranic distributions in the lake waters and biota.

Research Organization:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5214738
Report Number(s):
COO-3568-18
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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