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The Role of Phytoplankton in Self-Purification of Water Bodies with Radionuclide Pollutants

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The review considers the participation of phytoplankton in the self-purification of water bodies from radionuclide pollutants. An assessment of the mobility of the main radionuclides in freshwater reservoirs was carried out and a scale was proposed for assessing the hazard of the main radionuclides in freshwater reservoirs. Based on this approach, it was determined that 129I, 237Np, 226Ra, and 79Se are potentially dangerous. An analysis of the diversity of phytoplankton communities in freshwater reservoirs contaminated with radionuclides was carried out, and literature data on the main mechanisms of radionuclide immobilization by phytoplankton biomass were systematized. The role of silt biomineralization in the long-term immobilization of radionuclides in bottom sediments was assessed.

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  1. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow, Russia

    A. V. Safonov, D. A. Zelenina & I. G. Tananaev

  2. Far Eastern Federal University, 690922, Vladivostok, Russia

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  3. Nuclear Safety Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 115191, Moscow, Russia

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Safonov, A.V., Ognistaya, A.V., Boldyrev, K.A. et al. The Role of Phytoplankton in Self-Purification of Water Bodies with Radionuclide Pollutants. Radiochemistry 64, 120–132 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1066362222020023

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