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Analysis of sedimentation processes in Lake Khanka (Xingkaihu) and Amur Bay using 137Cs and 210Pbex tracers

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Sediment cores collected from Lake Khanka (Xingkaihu) and Amur Bay were analyzed for concentrations of 137Cs and 210Pb, along with the detailed mineralogical and elemental composition. The depth distribution and specific activities of 137Cs in the sediment cores indicated that the investigated area is not contaminated. Maximum activity of 137Cs is 10 Bq/kg, and its inventory is 0.16 Bq/m2. Despite some variation in mineralogical profiles, the sedimentation process was uniform over the investigated period. The sedimentation rate in the eastern part of Lake Khanka (Xingkaihu) was estimated to be 1.6 mm/year, and 0.43–0.5 mm/year in Amur Bay.

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The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 21-43-00025). Also this work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 22061132004) and 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, A. Rozhkova, V. Petrov & S. Kalmykov

  2. Institute of Geography, RAS, Staromonetny Per. 29, Bld. 4, Moscow, Russia

    N. Kuzmenkova & E. Grabenko

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

    A. Egorin & E. Tokar

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

    A. Rozhkova

  5. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    K. Shi & X. Hou

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Kuzmenkova, N., Rozhkova, A., Egorin, A. et al. Analysis of sedimentation processes in Lake Khanka (Xingkaihu) and Amur Bay using 137Cs and 210Pbex tracers. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 959–971 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08813-8

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