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Radiocesium sorption-desorption processes in lake sediments

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The kinetics of radiocesium sorption and desorption by cation solutions and the corresponding radiocesium distribution profiles in sediment cores were investigated. The results have shown that a significant percentage of radiocesium is adsorbed in the sediments during the first 3 d. Radiocesium reaches rapidly (< than 5 d) at a depth which does not exceed 3.5 cm. The desorption of radiocesium was found to depend on cation concentrations. Empirical laws are derived both for cesium adsorption and desorption.

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  1. Nuclear Physics Laboratory, The University of Ioannina, GR-451 10, Ioannina, Greece

    K. G. Ioannides, T. J. Mertzimekis, D. T. Karamanis, K. C. Stamoulis & I. Kirikopoulos

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Ioannides, K.G., Mertzimekis, T.J., Karamanis, D.T. et al. Radiocesium sorption-desorption processes in lake sediments. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 208, 549–557 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02040072

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