Airborne radioactivity on the Scottish Solway coast |
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| Institution: | 1. National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China;2. College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;1. University of Belgrade, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, P.O. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;2. Institute of Soil Science, Teodora Drajzera 7, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia |
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| Abstract: | A brief survey of the concentrations of radionuclides in surface air at five locations along the Scottish shoreline of the Irish Sea has been made in response to concern that airborne resuspension of marine radioactivity may be causing an inhalation hazard. Airborne concentrations of 40K, 106Ru, 137Cs, 144Ce, 238Pu, 239 + 240Pu and 241Am are reported. Plutonium isotopic ratios indicate the presence of radioactivity of marine origin attributable to low-level waste disposals from the fuel-reprocessing plant at Sellafield in Cumbria. Calculation of the dose resulting from inhalation shows that the risks to members of the public are negligible. Suggestions are made for development of these studies in future. |
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