Long-core profiles of 137Cs, 134Cs, 60Co and 210Pb in sediment near the Rhone River (northwestern Meiterranean Sea)

Estuaries

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 367-378

  Charmasson, Sabine ^a   Radakovitch, Olivier ^b,d   Arnaud, Mireille ^c   Bouisset, Patrick ^a   Pruchon, Anne Sylvie ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAD 210; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

(NORTHWEST); FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RHONE RIVER;

EID: 85046499536     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352836     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. ALOISI, J. C., J. P. CAMBON, J. CARBONNE, G. CAUWET, C. MILLOT, A. MONACO, AND H. PAUC. 1982. Origine et rôle du néphéloïde profond dans le transfert des particules au milieu marin. Application au Golfe du Lion. Oceanologica Acta 5:481-491.
2. ALOISI, J. C., A. MONACO, AND H. PAUC. 1975. Mécanismes de la formation des prodeltas dans le Golfe du Lion. Exemple de l'embouchure de l'Aude (Languedoc). Bulletin de l'Institut de Géologie du Bassin d'Aquitaine 18:3-12.
3. 137Cs and other tracers: Problems due to postdepositional mobility or coring artefact. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 44:231-250.
4. ARNAUD, M., S. CHARMASSON, R. DELFANTI, AND C. PAPUCCI. 1994. Caesium inventories in sediment cores in area under the influence of the Po River (Italy) and the Rhône River (France). Rapport Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée 34:223.
5. 137Cs and other artificial radionuclide profiles. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 9:529-541.
6. AUFFRET, J. P., P. GERMAIN, P. GUÉGUÉNIAT, AND Y. LEMOSQUET. 1971. Etude expérimentale de la fixation du césium 137 par certains sédiments de la Manche. Cahiers Océanographiques XXIII 10:935-955.
7. BISCAYE, P. E. AND R. F. ANDFRSON. 1994. Fluxes of particulate matter on the slope of the southern Middle Atlantic Bight: SEEP-II. Deep-Sea Research II 41:459-510.
8. BOWEN, V. T. AND H. D. LIVINGSTON. 1981. Radionuclide distributions in cores retrieved from marine radioactive dumpsites, p. 33-63. In Impacts of Radionuclide Releases into the Marine Environment, Proceedings series, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.
9. CALMET, D., S. CHARMASSON, J. M. FERNANDEZ, AND G. GONTIER. 1992. The impact of the fallout from the Chernobyl accident on the distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides of the Northwest Mediterranean basin: Seawater, marine sediments and marine organisms 1985-1988. Report CEA-R-5584, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Saclay, France.
10. CALMET, D. AND J. M. FERNANDEZ. 1990. Caesium distribution in northwest Mediterranean seawater, suspended particles and sediment. Continental Shelf Research 10:895-913.
11. CASEY, W. H., A. GUBER, C., BURSEY, AND C. R. OLSEN. 1986. Chemical controls on ecology in a coastal wetland. EOS 67: 1305, 1310-1311.
12. CAUWET, G., F. GADEL, M. M. DE SOUZA SIERRA, O. DONARD, AND M. EWALD. 1990. Contribution of the Rhône River to organic carbon inputs to the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Continental Shelf Research 10:1025-1037.
13. CHANTON, J. P., C. S. MARTENS, AND G. W. KIPPHUT. 1983. Lead-210 sediment geochronology in changing coastal environment. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 47:1791-1804.
14. CHARMASSON, S., M. ARNAUD, S. PIERMATTEI, AND L. ROMERO. 1994. Sources of radioactivity in the Mediterranean Sea. Report of working group I, p. 11-70. In A. Cigna, R. Delfanti, and L. Serro (eds.), The Radiological Exposure of the Population of the European Community to Radioactivity in the Mediterranean Sea. Marina-Med project. Proceedings of a seminar, 17-19 May 1994, Rome, Italy. EUR 15564 EN, European Commission, DG XIII, Luxembourg.
15. CHASSEFIÈRE, B. 1990. Mass-physical properties of surficial sediments on the Rhône continental margin: Implications for the nepheloïd benthic layer. Continental Shelf Research 10:857-868.
16. CIGNA, A., R. DELFANTI, AND L. SERRO. 1994 The radiological exposure of the population of the European community to radioactivity in the Mediterranean Sea, Marina-Med project. Proceedings international seminar, Rome, Italy, 17-19 May 1994, EUR 15564 EN. European Commission, DG XIII, Luxembourg.
17. 137Cs distributions at MANOP sites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 49:1195-1210.
18. COURP, T. AND A. MONACO. 1990. Sediment dispersal and accumulation on the continental margin of the Gulf of Lions: Sedimentary budget. Continental Shelf Research 10:1063-1087.
19. 137Cs dating. Chemical Geology 44:151-185.
20. 226Ra as a geochronometer on the Amazon continental shelf. Marine Geology 125:329-350.
21. DUURSMA, E. K. AND C. J. BOSCH. 1970. Theoretical, experimental and field studies of radioisotopes concerning diffusion in sediments and suspended particles in the sea. Part B. Methods and experiments. Netherland Journal of Sea Research 4:395-469.
22. DUURSMA, E. K. AND D. EISMA. 1973. Theoretical, experimental and field studies of radioisotopes concerning diffusion in sediments and suspended particles in the sea. Part C. Applications to field studies. Netherland Journal of Sea Research 6:265-324.
23. FERNANDEZ, J.-M. 1984. Utilisation de quelques éléments métalliques pour la reconstitution des mécanismes sédimentaires en Méditerranée occidentale: Apport du traitement statistique. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Perpignan, France.
24. FRASCARI, F., M. FRIGNANI, P. GIORDANI, S. GUERZONI, AND M. RAVAIOLI. 1984. Sedimentological and geochemical behaviour of heavy metals in the area near the Po delta. Memorie della Sorietà Geologica Italiana 27:469-481.
25. 137Cs distribution in sediments off the Po River delta and the Emilia-Romagna coast (northwestern Adriatic Sea, Italy). Continental Shelf Research 11:525-542.
26. GUINASSO, N. L. AND D. R. SCHINK. 1975. Quantitative estimates of biological mixing rates in abyssal sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research 80:3032-3043.
27. 90Sr) and Pu isotopes in the Pacific Ocean: Sources and trends, p. 29-58. In P. Guéguéniat, P. Germain, and H. Métivier (eds.), Radionuclides in the Oceans. Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Les éditions de Physique, Les Ulis, France.
28. HAYES, D. W. AND W. H. SACKETT. 1987. Plutonium and caesium radionuclides in sediments of the Savannah River estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciences 25:69-74.
29. 210Pb enrichments at the sea-surface microlayer with neuston biomass. Continental Shelf Research 1:283-293.
30. HUH, C. H., L. F. SMALL, S. NIEMNIL, B. P. FINNEY, B. M. HICKEY, N. B. KACHEL, D. S. GORSLINE, AND P. M. WILLIAMS. 1990. Sedimentation dynamics in the Santa Monica-San Pedro basin of Los Angeles: Radiochemical, sediment trap and transmissometer study. Continental Shelf Research 10:137-164.
31. 210Po). Atmospheric fallout to coastal regions. EOS Transactions 73:72.
32. ds and concentration factors for radionuclides in the marine environment. Technical report series no247. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.
33. KRISHNASWAMY, S., D. LAL, J. M. MARTIN, AND M. MEYBECK. 1971. Geochronology of lake sediments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 11:407-414.
34. KUEHL, S. A., T. M. HAIRU, AND W. S. MOORE. 1989. Shelf sedimentation off the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system: Evidence for sediment bypassing to the Bengal Fan. Geology 17: 1132-1135.
35. 10Be in the northeastern Pacific. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 57: 205-217.
36. MARTIN, J. M. AND A. J. THOMAS. 1990. Origins, concentrations and distributions of artificial radionuclides discharged by the Rhône River to the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 11:105-139.
37. 137Cs method for estimating sedimentation accumulation rates: Louisiana salt marshes. Journal of Coastal Research 11:296-307.
38. MOUTIN, T., P. RAIMBAULT, AND B. COSTE. 1995. Les apports de sels nutritifs du Rhône en Méditerranée. Estimation sur la base d'un suivi annuel et comparaison avec les précédentes estimations, p. 237-244. In Proceedings 7ème Rencontres de l'Agence Régionale Pour l'Environnement, PACA, Digne les Bains, 25 October 1995 Agence Régionale l'Environnement, Marseille, France.
39. MONETTI, A. 1996. Worldwide deposition of strontium-90 through 1990. United States Department of Energy report EML-579. New York.
40. OLSEN, C. R., H. J. SIMPSON, AND R. M. TRIER. 1981. Plutonium, radiocaesium and radiocobalt in sediments of the Hudson River estuary. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 55:377-392.
41. PENNINGTON, W., R. S. CAMBRAY, J. D. EAKINS, AND D. D. HARKNESS. 1976. Radionuclide dating of the recent sediment of Blelham Tarn. Freshwater Biology 6:317-331.
42. 210Pb. Application aux marges continentales du Golfe de Gascogne (NE Atlantique) et du Golfe du Lion (NW Méditerranée). Ph.D. Thesis, University of Perpignan, Perpignan, France.
43. 210Pb on the continental margin of the Bay of Biscay (Northeastern Atlantic). Deep-Sea Research II
44. RAVICHADRAN, M., M. BASKARAN, P. H. SANTSCHI, AND T. S. BIANCHI. 1995. Geochronology of sediments in the Sabine-Neches estuary, Texas, USA. Chemical Geology 125:291-306.
45. RODITIS, J.-C. 1993. Caractérisation de la charge solide en suspension et alluvionnement du Rhône dans le secteur Beaucaire - Arles. Crues et modalités du transfert sédimentaire. DEA, University of Aix-Marseille I, Aix-Marseille, France.
46. SANFORD, M. W., S. A. KUEHL, AND C. A. NITTROUER. 1990. Modem sedimentary processes in the Wilmington Canyon area. U.S. east coast. Marine Geology 92:205-226.
47. SAWHNEY, B. L. 1972. Selective sorption and fixation of cations by clay minerals: A review. Clays and Clay Minerals 20:93-100.
48. 137Cs in nearshore sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 47:1369-1379.
49. SMITH, J. N. AND A. WALTON. 1980. Sediment accumulation rates and geochronologies measured in the Saguenay Fjord using the Pb-210 dating methods. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 44: 225-244.
50. 137Cs with suspended and deposited sediments in estuarine and coastal environments, p. 131-141. In Impacts of Radionuclide Releases into the Marine Environment. Proceedings series. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.
51. STANNERS, D. A. AND S. R. ASTON. 1981b. An improved method of determining sedimentation rates by the use of artificial radionuclides. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciences 13:101-106.
52. SUC, J. P., G. CAMBON, F. GADEL, P. GIRESSE, J. C. ALOÏSI, D. SUBALLYOVA, L. SERVE, T. MARSSET, A. TOUZANI, M. ARNAUD, S. CHARMASSON, D. DUZER, AND J. FERRIER. In press. Sédimentation rythmique au large de l'embouchure du Grand Rhône au cours de la dernière décennie (carotte KTR05). Proceedings of the Symposium on Sédimentologie de la Matière Organique. Société Géologique de France
53. UNSCEAR (UNITED NATIONS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION) 1982. Ionizing radiation: sources and biological effects. 1982 report to the General Assembly. UNSCEAR, Vienna.
54. UNSCEAR (UNITED NATIONS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION) 1988. Sources, effects and risks of ionizing radiation. 1988 report to the General Assembly. UNSCEAR, Vienna.
55. ZWOLSMAN, J. J. G., G. W. BERGER, AND G. T. M. VAN ECK. 1993. Sediment accumulation rates, historical input, postdepositional mobility and retention of major elements and trace metals in salt marsh sediments of the Scheldt estuary, SW Netherlands. Marine Chemistry 44:73-94.