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Iodine isotopes in surface water in the Northeast Asia

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Iodine isotopes (129I and 127I) in the fresh and sea water of Lake Khanka and the Sea of Japan (Peter the Great Bay) were determined. The measured concentration of 129I in the seawater is (1.87–2.33) × 107 atoms/L and (29.0–39.9) × 107 atoms/L in the lake water. The 129I/127I atomic ratios in the fresh water [(0.87–1.13) × 10−8] are two orders of magnitude higher than those in the sea water [(0.91–1.15) × 10−10]. 129I was flowed into sea from the river, deposited and quickly diluted in the seawater, causing a declined 129I concentration. The orders of magnitude higher stable 127I concentration in seawater compared to the fresh water enlarged the difference on the 129I/127I atomic ratios.

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The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) (Project No. 21-43-00025) and the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 22061132004) as part of a RSF-NSFC cooperation project. Also, the study was supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences (International Partnership Program No. 132B61KYSB20180003).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1 Bld. 3, Moscow, Russia, 119991

    N. Kuzmenkova, V. Petrov, A. Rozhkova, D. G. Filatova & S. Kalmykov

  2. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Langzhou University, Tiashiu South Road 222, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    S. Xing & K. L. Shi

  3. State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application, Xi’an AMS Center, Institute of Earth Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, 710061, China

    J. L. Liu & Q. Liu

  4. Institute of Chemistry, Far East Branch of RAS, Pr. 100 Letia of Vladivostok, 159, Vladivostok, Russia, 690022

    A. Egorin & E. Tokar

  5. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, RAS, St. Kosygin 19, Moscow, Russia, 119991

    N. Kuzmenkova & A. Rozhkova

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Kuzmenkova, N., Liu, J.L., Xing, S. et al. Iodine isotopes in surface water in the Northeast Asia. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 1093–1099 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08726-y

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