Dispersion pattern of 226Ra and 235U using the ERICA Tool in the coastal mining area, Ierissos Gulf, Greece

F K Pappa; C Tsabaris; D L Patiris; E G Androulakaki; A Ioannidou; G Eleftheriou; M Kokkoris; R Vlastou

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.12.021

Dispersion pattern of ²²⁶Ra and ²³⁵U using the ERICA Tool in the coastal mining area, Ierissos Gulf, Greece

Appl Radiat Isot. 2019 Mar:145:198-204. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.12.021. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

Authors

F K Pappa¹, C Tsabaris², D L Patiris², E G Androulakaki², A Ioannidou³, G Eleftheriou², M Kokkoris⁴, R Vlastou⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 19013 Anavyssos, Greece; Department of Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou, Greece. Electronic address: fkpappa@hcmr.gr.
² Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 19013 Anavyssos, Greece.
³ Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particle Physics Division Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁴ Department of Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou, Greece.

PMID: 30641433
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.12.021

Abstract

Natural radionuclides, present in mining materials, can exhibit elevated values, thus it is of great interest to study their dispersion in mining areas. Radionuclide spatial variations were determined in coastal surface sediments near the mining area of Ierissos Gulf in northern Greece. ²²⁶Ra and ²³⁵U measured concentrations were compared with the estimations of ERICA Tool, the dispersion patterns were derived and the affected region around the load-out pier area was calculated to be approximately 21 km².

Keywords: (226)Ra; (235)U; Dispersion model; ERICA Tool; Ierissos Gulf; Marine sediment.