Sources of plutonium to the tropical Northwest Pacific Ocean (1943–1999) identified using a natural coral archive
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- 2011-03
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- 10.1016/j.gca.2010.12.012
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- Elsevier BV
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Abstract The Pu isotopes, 239Pu and 240Pu, were determined in annually-banded skeletons of an accurately dated (1943–1999) modern coral (Porites lobata) from Guam Island to identify historical Pu sources to the tropical Northwest Pacific Ocean. Activity concentrations of 239+240Pu and 240Pu/239Pu atom ratios were determined in the dated coral bands using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS). Close-in fallout from the former US Pacific Proving Grounds (PPG) in the Marshall Islands and global fallout were identified as the two main sources. The Guam site was dominated by PPG close-in fallout in the 1950s, with an average 240Pu/239Pu atom ratio of 0.315 ± 0.005. In addition, a higher 240Pu/239Pu atom ratio (0.456 ± 0.020) was observed that could be attributed to fallout from the “Ivy Mike” thermonuclear detonation in 1952. The atom ratio decreased in the 1960s and 1970s due to increase in the global fallout with a low 240Pu/239Pu atom ratio (∼0.18). Recent coral bands (1981–1999) are dominated by the transport of remobilised Pu, with high 240Pu/239Pu atom ratios, from the Marshall Islands to Guam Island along the North Equatorial Current (NEC). This remobilised Pu was estimated to comprise 69% of the total Pu in the recent coral bands, although its contribution was variable over time.
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- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75 (5), 1346-1356, 2011-03
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- 00167037
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