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This contribution analyzes sediment-water interactions in a lake model previously developed to make dose commitment calculations for U238 and Th232 decay series radionuclides. The model calculates that the dominant mechanism for radionuclide removal from a lake’s water column is settling. Diffusional processes decrease net sedimentation over the long-term, because the concentration gradient is calculated to be from the sediment porewater to the overlying water.
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Snodgrass, W.J. (1986). Modelling Radionuclide Transport Between Lake Water and Sediments. In: Sly, P.G. (eds) Sediments and Water Interactions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4932-0_19
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