BEHAVIOR OF URANIUM ALONG JUCAR RIVER (EASTERN SPAIN) - DETERMINATION OF U-234/U-238 AND U-235/U-238 RATIOS

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RODRIGUEZALVAREZ, MJ
SANCHEZ, F
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[1] Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Valencia, 46100, Avda. Dr. Moliner 50, Burjassot
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10.1007/BF02035642
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O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
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The uranium concentration and the U-234/U-238, U-235/U-238 activity ratios were studied in water samples from Jucar River, using low-level alpha-spectrometry. The effects of pH, temperature and salinity were considered and more detailed sampling was done in the neighbourhood of Cofrentes Nuclear plant (Valencia, Spain). Changes were observed in the uranium concentration with the salinity and the U-234/U-238 activity ratio was found to vary with pH. Leaching and dilution, which depend on pH and salinity, are the probable mechanisms for these changes in the concentration of uranium and the activity ratios.
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