Radionuclide analysis using collision–reaction cell ICP-MS technology: a review

S Diez-Fernández, H Isnard, A Nonell… - Journal of Analytical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The analysis of radionuclides (RN) is of major concern in different fields like the
environment, geosciences, the nuclear industry, and medical research. Inductively coupled …

The role of mass spectrometry in radioactive contamination assessment after the Fukushima nuclear accident

W Bu, Y Ni, G Steinhauser, W Zheng, J Zheng… - Journal of Analytical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The Fukushima nuclear accident caused the release of large amounts of radionuclides into
the environment. After the accident, radioactive contamination assessment in environmental …

Vertical profiles of iodine-131 and cesium-137 in soils in Fukushima prefecture related to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident

K Tanaka, Y Takahashi, AYA Sakaguchi… - Geochemical …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Vertical profiles of iodine-131 and cesium-137 emitted from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Station were determined in soil core samples collected in Fukushima prefecture. The …

233U/236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout

K Hain, P Steier, MB Froehlich, R Golser, X Hou… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Isotopic ratios of radioactive releases into the environment are useful signatures for
contamination source assessment. Uranium is known to behave conservatively in sea water …

70-year anthropogenic uranium imprints of nuclear activities in Baltic Sea sediments

M Lin, J Qiao, X Hou, O Dellwig, P Steier… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A strongly stratified water structure and a densely populated catchment make the Baltic Sea
one of the most polluted seas. Understanding its circulation pattern and time scale is …

[HTML][HTML] Circulation timescales of Atlantic Water in the Arctic Ocean determined from anthropogenic radionuclides

AM Wefing, N Casacuberta, M Christl, N Gruber… - Ocean …, 2021 - os.copernicus.org
Abstract The inflow of Atlantic Water to the Arctic Ocean is a crucial determinant for the future
trajectory of this ocean basin with regard to warming, loss of sea ice, and ocean acidification …

Isotopic determination of U, Pu and Cs in environmental waters following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

A Sakaguchi, A Kadokura, P Steier, K Tanaka… - Geochemical …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Concentrations of the radionuclides, U, Pu, and Cs were measured in water samples (10–20
L) to study analyte dispersion and migration following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power …

First 236U data from the Arctic Ocean and use of 236U/238U and 129I/236U as a new dual tracer

N Casacuberta, P Masqué, G Henderson… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
The first dataset of 236 U/238 U in the water column of the Arctic Ocean (AO) is presented
and shows the widest range of ratios reported so far in the open ocean, from (5±5) to …

Airborne plutonium and non-natural uranium from the Fukushima DNPP found at 120 km distance a few days after reactor hydrogen explosions

T Shinonaga, P Steier, M Lagos… - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Plutonium (Pu) and non-natural uranium (U) originating from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Plant (FDNPP) were identified in the atmosphere at 120 km distance from the FDNPP …

An unknown source of reactor radionuclides in the Baltic Sea revealed by multi-isotope fingerprints

J Qiao, H Zhang, P Steier, K Hain, X Hou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
We present an application of multi-isotopic fingerprints (ie, 236U/238U, 233U/236U,
236U/129I and 129I/127I) for the discovery of previously unrecognized sources of …