Uranium speciation and spatial distribution in the bottom sediments along the Uzynbulak creek at the Semipalatinsk test site
Mukhamediyarov N.Z. Makarychev S.V. Umarov M.A. Dyuisembaeva M.T. Shakenov Y.Z. Kolbin V.V. Yesilkanov G.M. Temirzhanova A.Y. Tashekova A.Z. Zhamaldinov F.F. Nurekenova A.N. Sapakova A.K. Baigazinov Z.A. Kovacs T.
May 2024Akademiai Kiado ZRt.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
2024#333Issue 52547 - 2556 pp.
Uranium concentrations in the water and bottom sediments along the Uzynbulak creek at the Semipalatinsk Test Site are high, possibly implying anthropogenic contamination. These concentrations were measured by ICP-MS and the environmental mobility of uranium was determined by sequential extraction. Activity concentration in bottom sediments ranged from 20 to 6000 Bq/kg with a median of 156 Bq/kg, while that of water did not exceed 0.4 Bq/l. Uranium accumulated in sedimentary environments, up to 73% of which was bound to Fe and Mn oxides and hydroxides, while isotopic compositions indicated natural uranium. Anthropogenic uranium was not observed in the samples.
Chemical toxicity , Semipalatinsk test site , Uranium isotopes , “Degelen” site
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Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology, National Nuclear Center of RK, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Altai State Agrarian University, Altai Territory, Barnaul, Russian Federation
Shakarim University, Semey, Kazakhstan
University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology
Altai State Agrarian University
Shakarim University
University of Pannonia
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