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Estimation of 129I inventory in the oceans

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Spatial distribution of oceanic 129I inventory presented here is based on collection of data from published literatures coupled with model calculation using ArcGIS software tools. A total of 363 thiessen polygons were created for the oceans in order to cover the tremendous variability in distribution of 129I data range. The results indicate that total 129I oceanic inventory is approximately 7310 kg, which is mainly stored in the region of the North Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans. The concentrations of 129I in the oceans are 3–4 orders of magnitude higher than the pre-anthropogenic level reflecting effects of post 1945 anthropogenic activities.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51309075 and 41323001), the Funds for Creative Research Groups of China (Grant No. 51421006), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2013B31314).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, 210098, Nanjing, China

    Xuegao Chen, Xue Liu, Peng Yi, Zhongbo Yu & Li Chen

  2. College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing, China

    Xuegao Chen, Xue Liu, Peng Yi & Zhongbo Yu

  3. Department of Geology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

    Ala Aldahan

  4. Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Ala Aldahan

  5. Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, USA

    Li Chen

  6. Tandem Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Göran Possnert

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Chen, X., Liu, X., Yi, P. et al. Estimation of 129I inventory in the oceans. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 308, 59–65 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4309-9

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