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Zinc-65 in Echinoderms and Sediments in the Marine Environment Off Oregon

Creator:

Carey, Andrew G., Jr.

Abstract:

Artificial radionuclides, induced in water used as a coolant in the Hanford reactors, are discharged into the Pacific Ocean by the Columbia River. Gamma-ray spectrometric measurements show that levels of 65Zn decrease in both sediments and benthic animals with distance from the mouth of the river and with depth of...

Resource Type:

Technical Report