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Science 16 February 1979:
Vol. 203. no. 4381, pp. 649 - 651
DOI: 10.1126/science.203.4381.649
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Seasonal Cycling of Cesium-137 in a Reservoir

JAMES J. ALBERTS 1, LAURENCE J. TILLY 2, and TORGNY J. VIGERSTAD 2

1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29801
2 Savannah River Laboratory, Savannah River Plant, Aiken

Studies of a reservoir in the southeastern United States show that cesium-137, introduced into the system from a leak in a nuclear fuel element, cycles between the water and sediment on a seasonal basis. The cycling, which coincides with the annual periods of thermal stratification in this monomictic lake, has been occurring for over 10 years.

Submitted on April 13, 1978
Revised on November 6, 1978


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