Variation analysis of atmospheric 7Be activity concentrations with respect to precipitation.
J Environ Radioact
; 277: 107432, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Beryllium-7 activity concentrations in the atmosphere and precipitation were continuously measured every day between April 2011 and December 2015 in Dazaifu, western Japan. The measured data were quantitatively analyzed to determine the precipitation-induced variation in 7Be activity concentrations. The average concentrations on nonprecipitation and precipitation days were 5.5 and 3.8 mBq/m3, respectively. This difference of 31% (1.7 mBq/m3) on average, was attributable to the washout effect, which was more significant in the summer. Regarding the association between 7Be activity concentration and precipitation, the concentration remained at a similar level for the small precipitation amount of <5.0 mm/day and showed a decreasing trend (but was insignificant) for the precipitation of 5.0-10.0 mm/day. A significant decrease in the concentration was observed for ≥10 mm/day. Furthermore, when precipitation occurred on two successive days, the 7Be activity concentrations on the second day significantly decreased regardless of precipitation.
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Berílio
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Monitoramento de Radiação
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Poluentes Radioativos do Ar
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