白龙江下游涉核地区的放射性环境水平现状调查

通过对白龙江下游涉核地区及周边地区的汽车能谱测量和地面伽玛能谱测量以及空气中的氡浓度的监测,得出区内各地层中的U、Th、K含量均符合当地各地层的特性,与当地本底基本一致,空气氡浓度范围为183.9~305.8 Bq/m3,均属正常,符合当地的天然放射性环境情况,对环境无任何影响。     

放射性水异常中同位素~(234)U/~(238)U、~(230)Th/~(232)Th 测定方法

一、前言放射性水化学找矿方法是通过测定水中铀、镭、氡的含量来发现异常的。要对异常作出正确的解释,首先要了解水中铀、镭、氡的含量和不同的地球化学环境特点,再结合异常区的地质条件加以考虑。为了提高解释的可靠性,国外有人根据地球化学理论,根据已知铀、镭、钍等放射性元素在岩石和天     

西藏冈底斯构造带岩(矿)石中~(238)U、~(226)Ra测定及铀镭平衡系数计算

通过对西藏冈底斯构造带岩矿石中铀、镭测定结果的初步研究发现,铀矿(化)体中铀、镭平衡系数趋于1,而区内铀含量较低的水系沉积物、花岗岩、酸性火山岩等显示较强的偏镭特征。     

诸广山中段“三九”地区铀矿放射性同位素特征及找矿潜力

“三九”地区位于诸广山复式岩体中段,隶属华南花岗岩型铀矿富集区。放射性同位素及其比值是反映铀成矿信息的重要参数,可直接反映浅部到深部的铀、镭富集的地球化学特征及其迁移规律。本文重点探讨“三九”地区不同地段、不同含量、不同埋深和不同矿体部位的²³⁸U、²³⁴U、²²⁶Ra、²³⁰Th和²³¹Pa同位素特征及其比值,分析铀、镭迁移富集规律。结果表明：“三九”地区铀矿体由近地表至深部铀镭平衡系数具有高-低-高变化特征;U元素的相对富集、Th元素相对减低及其U/Th比值的急剧升高等特征,与U、Th丰度区间具有明显分带特征关系密切;当地表有矿化或异常显示且浅、深部有工业矿时,其同位素组成具有铀、镭同时迁出,且铀大量迁出特征;当地表无异常显示时,其同位素组成具有铀大量迁出、镭明显迁入特征。大于1的²³⁴U/²³⁸U比值可有效指示找铀矿化。综上,利用放射性同位素及其比值法在“三九”地区预测深部铀成矿有利地段,取得较好应用效果,其中九龙江、石壁窝和木...     

粤北下庄矿田竹筒尖铀矿床铀镭平衡系数特征探讨

基于粤北下庄矿田竹筒尖铀矿床156个铀镭平衡系数样品,研究该地区铀镭平衡系数与铀含量、标高、岩性的变化关系,对这些变化关系进行综合整理分析,得出铀镭处于基本平衡略偏铀状态的分布特征。分析了铀镭平衡系数和铀含量之间的关系,当铀含量小于0.15%时,随着铀含量的逐渐增高,铀镭平衡系数减小,二者呈负相关关系;当铀含量大于0.15%时,铀镭平衡系数与铀含量的关系不明显。总结出铀镭平衡系数与标高的变化规律,由地表到深部,经历严重偏镭到偏铀再到基本平衡的过程。分析了铀镭平衡系数与硅化带、碎裂花岗岩、细粒黑云母花岗岩和中粒黑云母花岗岩的关系。上述成果为该地区物探编录和γ测井结果的准确计算、矿体边界的确定、铀矿资源量的估算提供了科学依据。     

研究综合铀钍矿石时γ测井曲线的解释

为了在解释综合铀钍矿石y测井曲线时避免进行钍和镭的专门分析,本文提出了计算铀含量的关系式:U_K=(S/A_U HC_(PM))0.01％。理论分析和实际测量表明,按此公式针算所得的铀含量U_K,在钍铀比值Th/U和铀镭平衡系数值很大的变化范围内,都近似于矿石中的铀真含量U_(?)。     

空气中氡浓度的预测

氡是一种放射性惰性气体,它与肺癌的关系已引起人们的高度重视,世界上许多国家都开展了环境氡的研究工作;氡的母体元素铀、镭在地质环境中的分布与空气中的氡浓度水平有密切关系,通过研究地质环境中铀、镭的分布资料,就能快速定性地评价空气中氡浓度水平.     

安徽铁炉地区放射性污染调查分析及防治措施

对安徽东至县铁炉地区开展了放射性污染调查工作,并提出了防治方案和治理措施。其方法是采用6台FD-3013γ辐射仪、1台FD-3022N道γ谱仪和1台FD-3017氡射气仪对该地区进行大比例尺地面γ辐射剂量率、地面γ能谱、水中氡浓度等测量。获得了该地区γ辐射剂量率为0．11～4.38μGy/h;铀质量活度为123-1 230Bq／kg,钍质量活度为21-411 Bq/kg,钾质量活度为264-528Bq／kg;水中铀活度浓度为4-12 300 Bq／L,水中氡活度浓度为2-155Bq／L;剥露的岩矿、矿渣中铀质量活度为1230-151 290 Bq／kg,钍质量活度为25-411 Bq／kg。该地区地面γ辐射剂量率、地层中铀、钍质量活度均高于安徽省平均值,而剥露的岩矿、矿渣中铀质量活度远大于地层中的铀质量活度,是该地区环境中最大的潜在污染源之一,并为此提出了4项治理措施。     

501矿床铀矿石室内浸铀试验地质工艺研究

501矿床矿石铀品位0．052％,U^＋6／U^＋4比值1．7～4．6,对浸铀地质工艺有害的碳酸盐、硫化物和有机质含量很少,矿层水中铀和溶解氧含量较高,[HCO3]^-量低。通过静态浸出试验确定的技术参数为：用7．91g／LH2SO4,对0．007％～0．216％品位铀矿石浸泡48h,铀的浸出率为64．69％～99．17％,浸出液中铀浓度为9．51—427．6mg／L。通过渗滤浸出试验筛选出较好的溶浸剂配方为：6～8g／LH2SO4,铀的浸出率为95．71％～96．33％,浸出液中铀浓度为88．33～111．32mg/L,浸出液固比为4．46～5．66,吨矿硫酸耗量为27．58～29．83kg/t,提取1kg铀的硫酸耗量为55．17～60．06kg。说明该矿床矿石宜用酸法浸出,浸出铀的地质工艺条件较好。     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定黄河河口段水中全氟化合物的初步研究

以近年来备受关注的持久性有机污染物———全氟化合物为研究目标物,黄河河口段为目标研究区域,应用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定黄河河口段河水、自来水和浅层地下水中的19种全氟化合物含量,描述研究该区域水体中全氟化合物的污染水平和分布规律,并探讨水体中全氟化合物的来源。结果表明,全氟丁酸和全氟辛酸是黄河河口段水体中最主要的全氟化合物,黄河水中的全氟丁酸和全氟辛酸浓度分别为1.61～4.20ng/L和2.04～3.36 ng/L。浅层地下水中各待测物检出率都很低;自来水中全氟丁酸和全氟辛酸的浓度分别为1.62～3.24 ng/L和4.66～9.34 ng/L;自来水与黄河水中全氟化合物的组成特征明显不同。东营地区黄河水中全氟辛烷磺酸的浓度与国内其他北方城市相比浓度相当,明显低于长江水和珠三角地表水;全氟辛酸的浓度与呼和浩特市周边河水以及北京官厅水库中浓度相当,相比国内其他地区处于较低水平。     

A new procedure for separating and measuring radiogenic isotopes (U, Th, Pa, Ra, Sr, Nd, Hf) in ice cores

A new method for the radiogenic isotope (U–Th–Pa–Ra, Sr, Nd, Hf) analysis of the soluble and insoluble components found within ice cores is presented. Melting experiments with rock standards in the presence of EDTA indicate that carbonates, as well as silicates, can be buffered sufficiently to preclude dissolution. The use of EDTA allows adsorbing species, such as Th and Hf, to remain in solution during melting thus fully separating the dust (insoluble) and sea salt (soluble) components of the ice after filtration. A new elemental separation scheme for low sample masses, less than 5 mg solid material, utilizes 4 primary ion exchange columns and two “clean-up” columns to fully isolate U, Th, Pa, Ra, Sr, Nd, and Hf while maintaining high yields. Elution schemes measured for USGS rock standards and a Chinese loess are presented to provide a comparison for variable matrix compositions. Mass spectrometer techniques were modified to measure small aliquots of the standards, equivalent to the amounts found in ice core samples, 10 ng and less. A MC-ICPMS was employed for the measurement of U, Th, Pa, Ra, and Hf; results of the experiments show that with ion yields up to 1%, rock standards have errors for ²³⁴U/²³⁸U of 1%, ²³⁰Th/²³²Th of 1.5%, [²²⁸Ra] of 9%, and ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf of 100 ppm. MC-TIMS measurements of Sr and Nd show similar errors for small sample sizes: ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr of 50 ppm and ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd of 80 ppm. This new analytical method increases the number of possible tracers measured from a single sample, reducing separation times and sample consumption, as well as providing the addition of a radiometric clock, U-series, to the traditional suite of isotopic tracers, Sr, Nd, and Hf.     

Uranium-series disequilibrium in Australian soils and its effect on aerial gamma-ray surveys

Measurements of U and ²²⁶Ra in 445 soil samples collected from areas throughout Australia show that these soils have a mean U content of 2.0 mg kg⁻¹ and activity ratio (U/²²⁶Ra) of 1.09. There is a wide spread in individual values but, overall, more soils are U-rich than ²²⁶Ra-rich. Some indications of regional disequilibrium were found, with ²²⁶Ra-rich soils being noted in the Southern Cross-Kambalda area (WA), in south-eastern Eyre Peninsula (SA) and in an area north of Cobar (NSW). Uranium-rich soils were found in two Carboniferous volcanic terrains in north-eastern Queensland. The spread in activity ratio values indicates that disequilibrium will contribute to the noise in U channel data obtained by aerial gamma-ray surveying. The combination of statistical noise from low count rates (reflecting the low U concentrations in soils) and U-²²⁶Ra disequilibrium combine to give variances of 40–60% in typical U channel data. Data appearance can be improved to some extent by appropriate filtering.     

高分辨电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定铀矿石样品中234U/238U、230Th/232Th和228Ra/226Ra同位素比值 

采用氢氟酸-硝酸-盐酸混合酸密闭消解含铀矿石样品,用阴离子交换树脂、阳离子交换树脂和锶特效树脂逐级分离富集铀、钍和镭。使用高分辨电感耦合等离子体质谱(HR-ICPMS)测定分离纯化液中234U/238U2、30Th/232Th和228Ra/226Ra同位素。比值的测量精密度取决于比值的大小和对应核素浓度的大小。对质量浓度为10 ng/mL天然铀测量液,234U/238U的测量精密度优于1.2%;对230Th质量浓度为0.6ng/mL且230Th和232Th质量浓度接近的测量液,230Th/232Th的测量精密度为1.2%;对228Ra质量浓度为0.48 pg/mL且228Ra和226Ra质量浓度接近的测量液,228Ra/226Ra的测量精密度为4.0%。     

TIMS测定铀矿石样品中^234U/^238U、^230Th/^232Th、^228Ra/^226Ra的方法研究

研究了TIMS测定铀矿石样品中234U/238U、230Th/232Th、228Ra/226Ra的方法。建立了铀矿石密闭混酸一次溶样的方法和采用阴离子、阳离子和Sr特效树脂逐级离子交换分离纯化U、Th和Ra的流程,满足了TIMS测量要求。测定结果表明：100～1000 ng的天然铀中234U/238U,其测量精密度从静态多接收的2.34%提高到动态多接收的0.47%;对230Th与232Th丰度接近、质量为1μg左右的钍,采用三带点样技术和法拉第多接收技术测定230Th/232Th,其内精度平均值为0.0048%,外精度为0.028%;采用单带加钽发射剂,ETP跳峰测定50～100 fg镭-228稀释剂中的228Ra/226Ra,其内精度小于0.10%,外精度小于0.20%。比较TIMS和HR-ICP-MS、α能谱法测定234U/238U、230Th/232Th、228Ra/226Ra结果,三者结果相吻合。TIMS测量法样品用量少、快速、准确、精密度高,是U、Th、Ra同位素比值测定方法的又一补充。     

Geochemistry of radium in soils of the Eastern United States

The abundance and chemical/mineralogical form of ²²⁶Ra, ²³⁸U and ²³²Th were determined on samples of soil and associated vegetation at 12 sites in the eastern United States. Progressive, selective chemical extraction plus size fractionation determined the abundance and radiometric equilibrium condition of these nuclides in 6 operationally defined soil fractions: exchangeable cations, organic matter, “free” Fe-oxides, sand, silt, and clay.In soils, profile-averaged ²²⁶Ra/²³⁸U activity ratios (AR) are within 10% of unity for most sites, implying little fractionation of U and Ra when the entire soil profile is considered. However, ²²⁶Ra greatly exceeds ²³⁸U activity in most surface soil (AR up to 1.8, av 1.22), in vegetation (AR up to 65, av. 2.8), in the exchangeable+organic fraction (AR up to 30, av. 13), in some soil Fe oxides (AR up to 3.5, av. 0.83) and in the C horizons of deeply weathered soils (AR up to 1.5).A major factor in Ra behavior is uptake by vegetation, which concentrates Ra>U and moves Ra from deeper soil to surface soil. Vegetation is capable of creating the observed Ra excess in typical surface soil horizons (AR up to 1.8, av. 1.22) in about 1000 a. Of the total Ra in an average A horizon, 42% occurs as exchangeable ions and in organic matter, but only 6–8% of the parent U and Th occur in these soil forms. In contrast, U is slightly enriched relative to Ra in Fe-oxides of A horizons, implying rapid chemical partition of vegetation-cycled U and Ra.In deeper horizons, transfer by vegetation and/or direct chemical partitioning of Ra into organic and exchangeable forms provides a source for unsupported ²²⁶Ra in Ra-rich organic matter, and leaves all soil minerals Ra-poor (AR=0.73). Organic matter evidently has a strong affinity for Ra.The phenomena discussed above are relevant to evaluation of indoor Rn hazard, and behavior of Ra at sites affected by radioactive waste disposal, phosphate tailings, Ra-rich brine, and uraniferous fertilizer.     

土壤中铀系不平衡对地面伽马能谱测量的影响

对采自云南省个旧地区的100件土壤样品进行室内多道伽马能谱分析后发现,该地区土壤的铀镭平衡系数为0.65,表现出贫镭偏铀的特征。铀镭的不平衡导致地面或航空伽马能谱测量中铀道数据与实际情况有很大的误差,因此需要作适当地处理加以修正。     

The source of radium in anomalous accumulations near sandstone escarpments,Australia

The source of Ra has been determined in water samples from four areas in Australia where anomalously high surface concentrations of²²⁶Ra have accumulated from groundwaters. All four anomalies were located adjacent to sandstone formations, and the groundwaters, which were generally all acidic and low in dissolved salts, appeared to be meteoric water with short ground-residence times. Uranium,²²⁶Ra and²²⁸Ra concentrations of waters feeding the anomalous areas were comparable to those found in standing waters within the sandstones. The²²⁶Ra/²²⁸Ra isotopic ratios were distributed about a median of 1.1 which suggests that the waters are in contact with rocks with near-normal U/Th ratios and, hence, that the Ra in the anomalies was derived from within the sandstones.The presence of the short-lived Ra isotopes,²²³Ra and²²⁴Ra, in high concentrations in most spring waters feeding these anomalies suggests that Ra enters groundwaters by recoil following alpha decay of a precursor parent radionuclide within mineral grains. Thus, although three of the areas were considered prospective for U, the radioactive anomalies studied appear to be due to natural transfer of Ra from the sandstones to the surface environment. In no case were the anomalies related to nearby known or undiscovered U deposits. Accordingly, a geochemical procedure, which includes Ra isotopic measurements, is recommended for evaluating radioactive anomalies for U exploration. This procedure should enable selection of only those anomalies with the highest potential for further exploration by more expensive techniques.     

Ba, Ra, Th, and U in marine mollusc shells and the potential of Ra/Ba dating of Holocene marine carbonate shells

The geochemistry of Ba, Ra, Th, and U and the potential of using ²²⁶Ra/Ba ratios as an alternative dating method are explored in modern and Holocene marine mollusc shells. Five modern shells of the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki collected from the present day beach and six radiocarbon dated specimens from Holocene beach terraces of the Ross Sea region (Antarctic) between 700 and 6100 calibrated yr BP old have been analysed by mass spectrometry. In clean shells ²²⁶Ra concentrations and ²²⁶Ra/Ba ratios show a clear decrease with increasing age, suggesting the possibility of ²²⁶Ra dating. Limiting factors for such dating are Ba and ²²⁶Ra present in surface contaminants, and ingrowth of ²²⁶Ra from U present within the shell. Surface contamination is difficult to clean off entirely, but moderate levels of residual contamination can be corrected using ²³²Th. Sub-samples from the same shell with different proportions of contamination form a mixing line in a ²²⁶Ra/Ba-²³²Th/Ba graph, and the ²²⁶Ra/Ba of the pure shell can be derived from the intercept on the ²²⁶Ra/Ba axis. Contaminant corrected ²²⁶Ra/Ba ratios of late-Holocene ¹⁴C-dated samples fall close to that expected from simple ²²⁶Ra excess decay from seawater ²²⁶Ra/Ba values. ²²⁶Ra ingrowth from U incorporated into the shell during the lifetime of the mollusc can be corrected for. However, the unknown timing of post mortem U uptake into the shell makes a correction for ²²⁶Ra ingrowth from secondary U difficult to achieve. In the A. colbecki shells, ²²⁶Ra ingrowth from such secondary U becomes significant only when ages exceed ∼2500 yr. In younger shells, ²²⁶Ra/Ba ratios corrected for surface contamination provide chronological information. If evidence for a constant oceanic relationship between ²²⁶Ra and Ba in the ocean can be confirmed for that time scale, the ²²⁶Ra/Ba chronometer may enable the reconstruction of variability in sea surface ¹⁴C reservoir ages from mollusc shells and allow its use as a paleoceanographic tracer.     

Detailed geochemical studies of a He-U lake anomaly in permafrost, Baker Lake Area, N.W.T.

A strong He-U anomaly, discovered in the Thelon basin of the N.W.T. during a regional U exploration program in 1981, was studied in detail in 1982. The anomaly is confined to a 3-km² lake situated 160 km northwest of Baker Lake. Lake bottom water and sediment samples taken in June through the ice on a 50 m × 50 m grid, were analyzed for a number of trace and minor elements.In the lake sediments He and U were highly anomalous and parallel the strong anomaly patterns of He observed in the water. Median and maximum values in the sediments were 57 ppm and 396 ppm U, and 296 nL/L and 13870 nL/L He. Regional medians were 4.3 ppm U and 50 nL/L He. Se and V in sediments gave weak but similar anomaly patterns to those observed for U and He.The anomaly is somewhat of an enigma. The unusually high U content indicates an oxidizing, hence, near surface, water regime, and the highly anomalous He flux into the lake and a thick cover of permafrost in the region indicate a very deep source where conditions are normally reducing, rendering U immobile.Coincident anomaly patterns and increasing concentrations with depth of minor and trace elements and gases in the lake water prove that groundwater is the source of the anomalies. Contoured element maps indicate that this groundwater enters the lake in at least four places.The fact that up to 35 ppb U, 6 ppm dissolved O₂ and virtually no Fe and Mn, were detected in lake waters above groundwater entry points indicates that the groundwaters were oxidizing with respect to these elements. This is indeed surprising because permafrost is believed to be about 300 m thick in the region; at such depths groundwaters are usually rich in Fe and void of U.The highly anomalous He in this lake indicates deep fractures which serve as conduits for mineralized water entering the lake from depth and creating a frost-free window in the permafrost. The fractures probably penetrate well into the basement for only major deep fractures are known to produce such strong He anomalies. The additional presence of anomalous U suggests U mineralization at depth.     

Analysis of Karst Tufa from Guangxi, China

The paper presents an analysis of characteristic karst tufa from Guangxi, China, which has not been studied before. A comparison with tufa from Dinaric Karst of Croatia is discussed in view of the C-type climate. The major mineral is calcite. Minor minerals are quartz and dolomite, depending on location. The content of calcium carbonate varies from 65% to 92%, and that of magnesium carbonate from 0.03% to 1.77%. Among other elements, the most abundant are Fe, from 0.02% to 1.50%, and Ti, from 0.15% to 0.27%. Many other trace elements (V, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Hg and Pb) are also present. Specific activity of radionuclides 40K, 232Th, 137Cs, 226Ra and 238U varies from sample to sample. Concentration of U in tufa is close to that reported for sedimentary carbonate. Low concentration of 137Cs indicates that this part of the world was not exposed to nuclear explosions. The concentration of 226Ra is the highest in Mashan County. The ratio 238U/226Ra (0.21-0.71) in tufa from Mashan Co