Long-term environmental monitoring and application of low-level 3H, 7Be, 137Cs and 210Pb activity concentrations in the non-biotic compartments of the Danube in Austria

Franz J Maringer; Roland Tesch; Markus Hrachowitz; Valeria Gruber

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.057

Long-term environmental monitoring and application of low-level 3H, 7Be, 137Cs and 210Pb activity concentrations in the non-biotic compartments of the Danube in Austria

Appl Radiat Isot. 2004 Aug-Sep;61(2-3):313-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.057.

Authors

Franz J Maringer¹, Roland Tesch, Markus Hrachowitz, Valeria Gruber

Affiliation

¹ ARC Seibersdorf research GmbH, Low-Level Counting Labor Arsenal, Faradaygasse 3, Arsenal Objekt 214, Wien A-1030, Austria. fj.maringer@metrology.at

PMID: 15177364
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.057

Abstract

The aim, methods, and results of long-term low-level measurements of 3H, 7Be, 137Cs and 210Pb in water and sediment of the Austrian part of the Danube are presented. The results are discussed focused on recent and obvious future applications in applied radioecology and environmental research. The long-term radiometric data supported by the low-level monitoring program act as basis for ecological modelling and environmental assessment.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Austria
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Geologic Sediments / analysis*
Microchemistry / methods
Radioisotopes / analysis*
Radiometry / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Rivers*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Water Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*

Substances

Radioisotopes
Water Pollutants, Radioactive