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Trace and major elements, natural and artificial radionuclides assessment in bottom sediments from Tietê River basin, São Paulo State, Brazil: part III

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This paper aims at quantifying natural and artificial radionuclides, trace and major elements in sediments collected along the Tietê River basin. The results obtained for Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn, indicated that the region of “High Tietê” is highly polluted, followed by the region of “Middle Tietê” and the region of “Low Tietê” does not present evidence of contamination. The natural radionuclide concentrations were of the same order of magnitude of world average values and can be defined as basal levels of the region. Cesium-137 activity concentration ranged from 0.22 ± 0.08 Bq kg−1 to 0.96 ± 0.12 Bq kg−1.

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This project was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), research contract 2014/20805-6, and by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), grants 300835/95-7 and 308660/2019-6.

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  1. Laboratório de Radiometria Ambiental (LRA-CEMRI), Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, (IPEN – CNEN/SP), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2242, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil

    Barbara P. Mazzilli & Letícia G. S. Lavieri

  2. Laboratório de Análise Por Ativação com Nêutrons (LAN-CERPQ), Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, (IPEN – CNEN/SP), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2242, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil

    Josiane S. Soares, Flavio R. Rocha, Matheus Angelini & Deborah I. T. Favaro

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Mazzilli, B.P., Lavieri, L.G.S., Soares, J.S. et al. Trace and major elements, natural and artificial radionuclides assessment in bottom sediments from Tietê River basin, São Paulo State, Brazil: part III. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 129–144 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08094-z

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