Tritium concentrations in precipitation in Shanghai

Ke Deng; Ling Wang; Zheng-Hai Xia; Yu-Hua Ma; Lai-Lai Qin; Qin Zhang; Jia-Yu Liu; Jian Yao; Wei Liu

doi:10.1007/s41365-018-0412-2

Your Location：

Home >

Browse articles >

Tritium concentrations in precipitation in Shanghai

NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | Updated：2021-02-07

- Tritium concentrations in precipitation in Shanghai
- Nuclear Science and Techniques Vol. 29, Issue 5, Article number: 63(2018)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
  2.University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
  3.Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  4.CNCC Nuclear Power Operations Management Co Ltd, Haiyan 314300, China
- Author bio：
  
  yaojian@sinap.ac.cn
  Corresponding author. liuwei@sinap.ac.cn;
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s41365-018-0412-2
  CLC：
Scan for full text
Ke Deng, Ling Wang, Zheng-Hai Xia, et al. Tritium concentrations in precipitation in Shanghai. [J]. Nuclear Science and Techniques 29(5):63(2018)
DOI：

Ke Deng, Ling Wang, Zheng-Hai Xia, et al. Tritium concentrations in precipitation in Shanghai. [J]. Nuclear Science and Techniques 29(5):63(2018) DOI： 10.1007/s41365-018-0412-2.

摘要

Abstract

Tritium concentrations in precipitation can be used as a criterion to evaluate the tritium baseline of the environment. The tritium concentration in precipitation in Shanghai during 2014–2015 was determined. Values ranged from 0.68 ± 0.04 to 4.11 ± 0.39 Bq/L, and it showed a decreasing trend compared with historical data; however, the values were slightly higher than the natural background tritium level. Additionally, the tritium concentration shows a seasonal variation: it was higher in autumn and winter and lower in summer and spring. A comparison of concentrations in precipitation in Shanghai and around the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant reveals no correlation, implying that the nuclear power plant operations may not affect the environment of Shanghai. Thus, the raised tritium concentrations in Shanghai might be due to the effects of monsoons, spring leak, raindrop, or other activities that generate tritium there. Those activities may include chemistry research that uses tritium as a tracer.

关键词

Keywords

TritiumPrecipitationSeasonalityOrigin

references

E.L. Fireman, Measurement of the (n, 3H) Cross Section in Nitrogen and Its Relationship to the Tritium Production in the Atmosphere; Phys. Rev. 91: 922-926 (1953). doi: 10.1103/PhysRev.91.922http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.91.922

S. Kaufman, W.F. Libby, The Natural Distribution of Tritium; Phys. Rev. 1954, 93: 1337-1344 (1954). doi: 10.1103/PhysRev.93.1337http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.93.1337

H. Morishima, H. Kawai, T. Koga, et al. The trends of global tritium precipitations. Rad. Res, 26: 283-312 (1985). doi: 10.1269/jrr.26.283http://doi.org/10.1269/jrr.26.283

S. Okada, N. Momoshima, Overview of tritium - characteristics, sources, and problems. Health Phys., 65:595-609 (1993). doi: 10.1097/00004032-199312000-00001http://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-199312000-00001

R.L. Michel, Tritium in the hydrologic cycle. Isotopes in the Water Cycle.53-66 (2005). doi: 10.1007/1-4020-3023-1_5http://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3023-1_5

A. Tarancon, H. Bagan, G. Rauret, et al. Comparative study of pre-treatment procedures for H-3 monitoring in water samples from environmental protection programs. Sci. Total Environ., 408: 2233-2238 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.01.021http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.01.021

A.K. Patra, D.P. Nankar, C.P. Joshi, et al. An attempt for modeling the atmospheric transport of 3H around Kakrapar Atomic Power Station. Radiat. Prot. Dosim., 130: 351-357 (2008). doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncn055http://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncn055

H. Vonbuttlar, W.F. Libby. Natural distribution of cosmic-ray produced tritium. J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 1: 75-91 (1955). doi: 10.1016/0022-1902(55)80070-Xhttp://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1902(55)80070-X

R.M. Brown, W. Grummitt. The determination of tritium in natural waters, Can. J. Chem., 34: 220-226 (1956). doi: 10.1139/v56-033http://doi.org/10.1139/v56-033

I. Jakonic, N. Todorovic, J. Nikolov, et al. Optimization of low-level LS counter Quantulus 1220 for tritium determination in water samples. Radiat. Phys. Chem., 98: 69-76 (2014). doi: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.01.012http://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.01.012

J. Lu, G.Y. Wu, W. Zhang, et al. The investigation of tritium level in water in Suzhou and Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant. Chinese Journal of Radiological Health, 19, 454-455 (2010). doi: 10.13491/j.cnki.issn.1004-714x.2010.04.001http://doi.org/10.13491/j.cnki.issn.1004-714x.2010.04.001

G.Y. Zhu, W.H. Wang, B.R. Cheng. Investigation of Shanghai environmental tritium concentration in the atmosphere and rain, China Radiation Health, 4: 232-233 (1995). doi: 10.13491/j.cnki.issn.1004-714xhttp://doi.org/10.13491/j.cnki.issn.1004-714x.

G.Y. Zhu, W.H. Wang, B.R. Cheng. Tritium levels in foodstuffs and water and dose assessment to residents in Shanghai region. Chin J Radiol Med Prot, 6: 368-371 (1996).

M. Nils, R. Mustefa, S. Christian, et al. Isotopic and chemical composition of precipitation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chem. Geol., 413: 5162 (2015). doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.08.001http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.08.001

H. Kyoochul, Y.Y. Yoon, Y.L. Kil, et al. Seasonal variation in the isotopic contents of precipitation in Korea. J Radioanal Nucl Chem, 296: 389-395 (2013). doi: 10.1007/s10967-012-2077-3http://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-2077-3

A. Cauquoin, P. Jean-Baptiste, C. Risi, et al. The global distribution of natural tritium in precipitation simulated with an Atmospheric General Circulation Model and comparison with observations, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 427: 160-170 (2015). doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.06.043http://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2015.06.043

Y.H. Zhang, S.J. Ye, J.C. Wu. A modified global model for predicting the tritium distribution in precipitation, 1960-2005. Hydrol. Process., 25: 2379-2392 (2011). doi: 10.1002/hyp.8001http://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.8001

J.K. Chen. On the P Value of testing statistical hypotheses. Value Engineering, 30: 257-258 (2011). doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-4311.2011.25.185http://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-4311.2011.25.185

Y.Z. Zhai, J.S. Wang, H. Guo, et al. Reconstruction and optimization of tritium time series in precipitation of Beijing, China. Radiocarbon, 55, 67-79 (2013). doi: 10.2458/azu_js_rc.v55i1.16043http://doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.v55i1.16043

Views

Downloads

CSCD

Alert me when the article has been cited

Submit

Tools

Publicity Resources

Levels and behavior of environmental tritium in East Asia

Preliminary analysis of Tritium fuel cycle in Z-pinch driven fusion-fission hybrid reactor

Theoretical study of the interaction between hydrogen and 4d alloying atom in nickel

Investigation on hydrogen absorption/desorption properties of as-cast La_(1-x)Mg_xNi_4.25Al_0.75(x=0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3) alloys for tritium storage

Interaction between uranium and humic acid (II): complexation, precipitation and migration behavior of U(VI) in the presence of humic substances

Related Author

No data

Related Institution

Institute of Radiation Medicine, Fudan University

Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics & Ion-Beam Application (MOE), Fudan University

China Academy of Engineering Physics, Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry

Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiading Campus

Address：Editorial Office of NST, 2019 Jialuo Road, Jiading, Shanghai 201800, China Postal code：201800
Email：nst@sinap.ac.cn
Technical support is provided by Beijing Founder electronics co., LTD 沪ICP备05005479号-1 京公网安备11010802024621
It is recommended to read the content of this site in Chrome&IE9+. Please switch to extreme mode in browser 360.
Cookies We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. By continuing, you agree to the use of cookies.

⁰