Distribution and behavior of 239pu, 137cs and 60co in the sediment at Urazoko bay.

山本政儀,松 井正夫:北 陸大学薬学部放射薬 品学教室 金沢市金川町 ホ3番 地 〒g20-11 五十嵐修一,吉 岡満夫, 早川博信,北 川貞治:福 井県衛生研究所放射能課 福井市原 目町39-4 〒910 Radionuclides/Glycerol/Sediment/Normalization The concentrations of 239Pu and 137Cs due to fall-out, and 60Co originating from the nuclear power reactor in the sediments sampled at Urazoko Bay, Fukui Pref., Japan, were determined and their correlation with the particle size or the amount of glycerol adsorbed on the sedi ments as a measure of surface area of the sediment particles were examined. By the size segregation of sediment, the contents of 239Pu, 137Cs and 60Co were found to reach to the highest value in the fraction below 37 ƒÊm in diameter. The concentrations of these radio nuclides for each size fraction were directly proportional to the amount of glycerol adsorbed on the sediment particles. Based on these facts, the normalization of the concentration of these artificial radionuclides by the amount of adsorbed glycerol was attempted. For the fraction below 0.5 mm in diameter of various sediments collected at around Urazoko Bay during 1975 1977. It was confirmed that the contents of 239Pu and 137Cs per unit amount of adsorbed glycerol were nearly constant, respectively. Furthermore, the pollution characteristics of 60Co in the sediments, such as the distribution and the accumulation, was clearly estimated by using such normalization.