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Krypton-85 activity in the atmosphere of Prague from 1983 to 1988

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85Kr concentrations observed in ground level air of Prague between 1983 and 1988 are presented and their time-related changes analyzed. The constant long-term trend in the activity level of85Kr with the mean value of /0.84±0.02/0.95 Bq.m−3/STP/ has been found during the investigated period. The recorded short-term fluctuations of85Kr data ranging from 0.61 to 1.10 Bq.m−3 /STP/ were found to be seasonally dependent with pronounced maximum of its concentration occurring in spring. The parameters for the description of85Kr seasonal variations are determined and the obtained results discussed.

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  1. Institute of Radiation Dosimetry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Na Truhlářce 39/64, 180 86, Prague, Czechoslovakia

    L. Wilhelmová, M. Tomášek & K. Štukheil

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Wilhelmová, L., Tomášek, M. & Štukheil, K. Krypton-85 activity in the atmosphere of Prague from 1983 to 1988. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 144, 125–134 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02162195

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