In situ radiometric mapping as a proxy of sediment contamination: Assessment of the underlying geochemical and -physical principles

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 619-633

  van der Graaf, E R ^a,b   Koomans, R L ^b   Limburg, J ^b   de Vries, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Medusa Explorations BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Correlations; In situ radiometry; Multivariate analysis; Radionuclide; Sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

GAMMA-RAY DETECTORS; IN SITU RADIOMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION;

CLAY; GAMMA RAYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAPPING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; SEDIMENTS;

IMPURITIES;

CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM 40; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOMETRY; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NETHERLANDS; RADIOISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33847666513     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. Abollino O., Aceto M., Malandrino M., Sarzanini C., and Mentasti E. Adsorption of heavy metals on Na-montmorillonite. Effect of pH and organic substances. Water Res. 37 (2003) 1619-1627
2. Apte A.D., Tare V., and Bose P. Extent of oxidation of Cr(III) to Cr(VI) under various conditions pertaining to the natural environment. J. Hazard. Mater. B 128 (2006) 164-174
3. Barbier F., Duc G., and Petit-Ramel M. Adsorption of lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solution to the montmorillonite/water interface. Colloids Surf. A 166 (2000) 153-159
4. Beneš P., Lam Ramos P., and Poliak R. Factors affecting interaction of radiocesium with freshwater solids. 1. pH, composition of water and the solids. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 133 (1989) 359-376
5. Bhattacharyya D.K. Issues in the disposal of waste containing naturally occurring radioactive material. Appl. Radiat. Isot. 49 (1998) 215-226
6. Bikit I., Slivka J., Vesković M., Varga E., Žikić-Todorović N., Mrd{combining short stroke overlay}a D., and Forkapić S. Measurement of Danube sediment radioactivity in Serbia and Montenegro using gamma ray spectrometry. Radiat. Meas. 41 (2006) 477-481
7. Bolívar J.P., García-Tenorio R., Masa J.L., and Vaca F. Radioactive impact in sediments from an estuarine system affected by industrial wastes releases. Environ. Int. 27 (2002) 639-645
8. Brion D., and Pelletier E. Modelling PAHs adsorption and sequestration in freshwater and marine sediments. Chemosphere 61 (2005) 867-876
9. Buykx S.E.J., Van den Hoop M.A.G.T., and Loch J.P.G. Dissolution kinetics of heavy metals in Dutch carbonate-sulfide-rich freshwater sediments. J. Environ. Qual. 31 (2002) 573-580
10. Catalano J.G., and Brown G.E. Uranyl adsorption onto montmorillonite: evaluation of binding sites and carbonate complexation. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69 (2005) 2995-3005
11. Choppin G.R. Actinide speciation in aquatic systems. Mar. Chem. 99 (2006) 83-92
12. Comans R.N.J., and Hockley D.E. Kinetics of cesium sorption on illite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 56 (1992) 1157-1164
13. Cornelissen G., Van Zuilen H., and Van Noort P.C.M. Particle size dependence of slow desorption of in situ PAHs from sediments. Chemosphere 38 (1999) 2369-2380
14. Cornell R.M. Adsorption of cesium on minerals: a review. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 171 (1993) 483-500
15. Covelo E.F., Andrade M.L., and Vega F.A. Heavy metals adsorption by humic umbrisols: selectivity sequences and competitive sorption kinetics. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 280 (2004) 1-8
16. De Koning A., and Comans R.N.J. Reversibility of radiocaesium sorption on illite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 68 (2004) 2815-2823
17. De Meijer R.J., Limburg J., and Venema L.B. Natural radioactivity in monitoring waste disposals. Phys. Scr. T97 (2002) 139-147
18. Doig L.E., and Liber K. Nickel partitioning in formulated and natural freshwater sediments. Chemosphere 62 (2006) 968-979
19. Dyrstad K. Selective improvements in multiquality products assisted by rotated principal components. Chemometr. Intell. Lab. Syst. 42 (1998) 115-124
20. d Values for Cadmium, cesium, Chromium, Lead, Plutonium, Radon, Strontium, Thorium, Tritium (3H), and Uranium. EPA Report 402-R-99-004B, United STATES Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, USA.
21. Golobočanin D., Škrbić B.D., and Miljević N.R. Principal component analysis for soil contamination with PAHs. Chemometr. Intell. Lab. Syst. 72 (2004) 219-223
22. 234Th disequilibria to estimate the vertical removal rates of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the surface ocean. Mar. Chem. 57 (1997) 11-23
23. Hendriks P.H.G.M., Limburg J., and De Meijer R.J. Full-spectrum analysis of natural γ-ray spectra. J. Environ. Radioact. 53 (2001) 365-380
24. Hu S.J., Kandaiya S., and Lee T.S. Studies of the radioactivity of Amang effluent. Appl. Radiat. Isot. 46 (1995) 147-148
25. Idiz E.F., Carlisle D., and Kaplan I.R. Interaction between organic matter and trace metals in a uranium rich bog, Kern County, California, USA. Appl. Geochem. 1 (1986) 573-590
26. Kelderman P., Drossaert W.M.E., Min Z., Galione L.S., Okonkwo L.C., and Clarisse I.A. Pollution assessment of the canal sediments in the city of Delft (The Netherlands). Water Res. 34 (2000) 936-944
27. Kónya J., Nagy N.M., and Nemes Z. The effect of mineral composition on the sorption of cesium ions on geological formation. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 290 (2005) 350-356
28. Koomans R.L., and Limburg J. In situ mapping of heavy metal concentrations and organic micro compounds. In: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Venice, 2005 (2005), Batelle Press, Columbus, USA
29. Lahr J., Maas-Diepeveen J.L., Stuijfzand S.C., Leonards P.E.G., Drüke J.M., Lücker S., Espeldoorn A., Kerkum L.C.M., van Stee L.L.P., and Hendriks A.J. Responses in sediment bioassays used in the Netherlands: can observed toxicity be explained by routinely monitored priority pollutants?. Water Res. 37 (2003) 1691-1710
30. Lee C.S.-l., Li X., Shi W., Cheung S.C.-n., and Thornton I. Metal contamination in urban, suburban, and country park soils of Hong Kong: a study based on GIS and multivariate statistics. Sci. Total Environ. 356 (2006) 45-61
31. Locher W.P., and De Bakker H. Bodemkunde van Nederland. Deel 1: Algemene Bodemkunde (1990), Malmberg Den Bosch, The Netherlands
32. Mattuck R., and Nikolaidis N.P. Chromium mobility in freshwater wetlands. J. Contam. Hydrol. 23 (1996) 213-232
33. Meloun M., Sáňka M., Němec P., Křítková S., and Kupka K. The analysis of soil cores polluted with certain metals using the Box-Cox transformation. Environ. Pollut. 137 (2005) 273-280
34. Miller J.N., and Miller J.C. Statistics and Chemometrics for Analytical Chemistry (2005), Pearson Prentice-Hall, Harlow, England
35. MNP, 2006. Milieu en Natuur Planbureau, Milieucompendium, 〈http://www.mnp.nl/〉.
36. Mohanty A.K., Sengupta D., Das S.K., Vijayan V., and Saha S.K. Natural radioactivity in the newly discovered high background radiation area on the eastern coast of Orissa, India. Radiat. Meas. 38 (2004) 153-165
37. NW4, 1999. Vierde Nota Waterhuishouding (NW4), Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management.
38. Oren A., and Chefetz B. Sorption-desorption behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in upstream and downstream river sediments. Chemosphere 61 (2005) 19-29
39. + ions. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 295 (2006) 303-309
40. Reimann C., and Filzmoser P. Normal and lognormal data distribution in geochemistry: death of a myth. Consequences for the statistical treatment of geochemical and environmental data. Environ. Geol. 39 (1999) 1001-1914
41. Römkens, P.F.A.M., Bonten, L.T.C., Rietstra, R.P.J.J., Groenenberg, J.E., Plette, A.C.C., Bril, J., 2003. Uitspoeling van zware metalen uit landbouwgronden. Alterra-Report 791, Alterra, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
42. Saleh F.Y., Parkerton T.F., Lewis R.V., Huang J.H., and Dickson K.L. Kinetics of chromium transformations in the environment. Sci. Total Environ. 86 (1989) 25-41
43. Seaman J.C., Meehan T., and Bertsch P.M. Immobilization of ceasium-137 and uranium in contaminated sediments using soil amendments. J. Environ. Qual. 30 (2001) 1206-1213
44. Sena M.M., Frighetto R.T.S., Valarini P.J., Tokeshi H., and Poppi R.J. Discrimination of management effects on soil parameters by using principal components analysis: a multivariate analysis case study. Soil Till. Res. 67 (2002) 171-181
45. + ions by natural kaolinite and clinoptilolite minerals. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 285 (2005) 9-17
46. Struijs, J., Ritsema, R., Van der Kamp, R., De Zwart, D., 2000. A pilot of new monitoring techniques. RIVM Report 607200 003. RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
47. ++ and other cations. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 28 (1964) 1605-1614
48. Van den Berg G.A., Loch J.P.G., Van der Heijdt L.M., and Zwolsman J.J.G. Mobilisation of heavy metals in contaminated sediments in the River Meuse, The Netherlands. Water Air Pollut. 116 (1999) 567-586
49. Van Wijngaarden M., Venema L.B., De Meijer R.J., Zwolsman J.J.G., Van Os B., and Gieske J.M.J. Radiometric sand-mud characterisation in the Rhine-Meuse estuary. Part A. Fingerprinting. Geomorphology 43 (2002) 87-101
50. Venema L.B., and De Meijer R.J. Natural radionuclides as tracers of the dispersal of dredge spoil dumped at sea. J. Environ. Radioact. 55 (2001) 221-239
51. Warren N., Allen I.J., Carter J.E., House W.A., and Parker A. Pesticides and other micro-organic contaminants in freshwater sedimentary environments-a review. Appl. Geochem. 18 (2003) 159-194
52. Weast R.C. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 53rd ed., 1972-1973 (1972), CRC Press, Cleveland, USA
53. Winkels H.J., Blom G., Kroonenberg S.B., and Lijklema L. Dilution of riverine heavy metal input concentration by suspension of sediments and algal growth in the IJsselmeer. Water Res. 32 (1998) 2931-2940
54. Zhu M., and Ghodsi A. Automatic dimensionality selection from the scree plot via the use of profile likelihood. Comput. Stat. Data An. 51 (2006) 918-930