Temporal distributions of radiostrontium isotopes and radon daughters in rain water during a thunderstorm

Journal Article · Thu Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · J. Geophys. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JC088iC13p08579· OSTI ID:6750488

Burchfield, L A; Akridge, J D; Kuroda, P K

The concentrations of /sup 89/Sr, /sup 90/Sr, /sup 137/Cs, /sup 210/Pb, /sup 212/Po were measured in sequentially sampled rain water during a thunderstorm occurring at Fayetteville, Arkansas, on January 29, 1981. Approximately concordant mean residence times ranging from 43 to 136 days were obtained from the observed ratios of /sup 89/Sr//sup 90/Sr and /sup 210/Pb//sup 210/Po ratio was found to correlate negatively with the /sup 210/Po//sup 210/Pb ratio. The variation of the /sup 212/Pb//sup 210/Pb ratio appeared to have resulted from turbulent mixing of the air masses, and it increased sharply after the rainfall reached a peak value.

• Research Organization: Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas
• OSTI ID: 6750488
• Journal Information: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Vol. 88:C13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
RAIN WATER
RADIOACTIVITY
CESIUM 137
LEAD 210
LEAD 212
POLONIUM 210
QUANTITY RATIO
STORMS
STRONTIUM 89
STRONTIUM 90
TIME DEPENDENCE
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CESIUM ISOTOPES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISASTERS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LEAD ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLONIUM ISOTOPES
RADIOISOTOPES
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
WATER
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
500300* - Environment
Atmospheric- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)