Email this article Technogenic Radioactivity of Waters in the Central Arctic Basin and Adjacent Water Areas
- Authors: Matishov G.G.1,2, Kasatkina N.E.1, Usyagina I.S.1
-
Affiliations:
- Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Federal Research Center, Southern Scientific Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 485, No 1 (2019)
- Pages: 288-292
- Section: Geography
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1028-334X/article/view/194698
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X19030073
- ID: 194698
Cite item
Open Access
Access granted
Subscription Access
Abstract
The contemporary radiation situation in the Arctic Basin and Russian Arctic seas is assessed on the basis of data from 2013 to 2017. Statistically significant differences are revealed in the mean volumetric activity of 137Cs in the surface water layer. The tendency toward a west-to-east decrease in seawater pollution is noted. The maximum 137Cs concentrations are characteristic of the Barents and Kara seas. The least polluted waters are reported in the Laptev and East Siberian seas, which are the most remote from the sources of technogenic radionuclides in Europe.
About the authors
G. G. Matishov
Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences; Federal Research Center, Southern Scientific Centre,Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: kasatkina@mmbi.info
Russian Federation, Murmansk, 183010; Rostov-on-Don, 344006
N. E. Kasatkina
Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: kasatkina@mmbi.info
Russian Federation, Murmansk, 183010
I. S. Usyagina
Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: kasatkina@mmbi.info
Russian Federation, Murmansk, 183010
