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Table 00-12.  Activity Concentrations of Radionuclides Measured by Alpha Spectroscopy in Surface Water Samples from Brantley Lake, Lake Carlsbad, and Red Bluff Reservoir Collected during 1998-2000

See CEMRC 2000 Report "Radiological and non-radiological constituents in surface water and sediments at selected reservoirs" for descriptions of locations and methods of data collection.

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Nuclide Lake, Collection Date and Sampling Depth
Brantley Lake
May 31, 2000 (0.5 m depth) May 31, 2000 (13.7 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(Bq L-1)
aSD
(Bq L-1)
bMDC
(Bq L-1)
Activity Concentration
(Bq L-1)
SD
(Bq L-1)
MDC
(Bq L-1)
241Am <MDC   7.08E-05 <MDC   6.71E-05
238Pu <MDC   1.63E-04 <MDC   1.15E-04
239Pu <MDC   1.15E-04 <MDC   1.03E-04
d 228Th <MDC   1.94E-04 2.56E-04 4.24E-05 1.22E-04
230Th <MDC   9.79E-05 <MDC   8.89E-05
232Th <MDC   5.24E-05 <MDC   4.25E-05
234U 1.08E-01 2.58E-03 1.53E-04 1.68E-01 3.95E-03 1.70E-04
235U 3.54E-03 3.25E-04 1.48E-04 4.88E-03 4.18E-04 1.81E-04
238U 5.76E-02 1.52E-03 1.26E-04 7.86E-02 2.03E-03 2.05E-04
  July 1, 1999 (0.9 m depth) July 1, 1999 (13.4 m depth)
241Am <MDC   6.15E-05 <MDC   5.39E-05
238Pu <MDC   7.08E-05 <MDC   5.83E-05
239Pu eNR   4.43E-05 <MDC   4.74E-05
d 228Th 4.58E-04 6.43E-05 1.42E-04 6.39E-04 8.45E-05 1.73E-04
230Th <MDC   1.06E-04 <MDC   1.41E-04
232Th 3.62E-05 1.61E-05 2.37E-05 <MDC   1.03E-04
234U 1.06E-01 2.51E-03 8.87E-05 1.33E-01 2.49E-03 9.02E-05
235U 2.80E-03 2.23E-04 8.48E-05 4.23E-03 2.40E-04 7.83E-05
238U 5.32E-02 1.39E-03 7.82E-05 6.43E-02 1.34E-03 1.22E-04
  October 7, 1998 (0.9 m depth) October 7, 1998 (13.7 m depth)
241Am <MDC   4.92E-05 <MDC   6.57E-05
238Pu <MDC   6.67E-05 NR   5.46E-05
239Pu <MDC   3.77E-05 NR   4.48E-05
d 228Th 2.56E-03 1.26E-04 9.58E-05 1.10E-03 1.01E-04 2.14E-04
230Th <MDC   1.18E-04 <MDC   1.25E-04
232Th <MDC   6.23E-05 <MDC   7.49E-05
234U 7.54E-02 1.53E-03 5.59E-05 6.99E-02 1.25E-03 8.70E-05
235U 1.83E-03 1.37E-04 7.42E-05 1.94E-03 1.35E-04 1.14E-04
238U 3.89E-02 8.75E-04 8.03E-05 3.80E-02 7.63E-04 7.11E-05
Nuclide Lake Carlsbad
May 24, 2000 (0.5 m depth) May 24, 2000 (2.1 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(Bq L-1)
SD
(Bq L-1)
MDC
(Bq L-1)
Activity Concentration
(Bq L-1)
SD
(Bq L-1)
MDC
(Bq L-1)
241Am <MDC   6.81E-05 <MDC   7.25E-05
238Pu <MDC   2.39E-04 <MDC   1.43E-04
239Pu <MDC   1.68E-04 <MDC   1.16E-04
d 228Th 1.84E-04 3.70E-05 1.09E-04 1.52E-04 3.64E-05 1.11E-04
230Th <MDC   8.79E-05 <MDC   9.25E-05
232Th <MDC   5.25E-05 <MDC   6.89E-05
234U 1.67E-01 3.76E-03 1.30E-04 1.77E-01 4.05E-03 1.27E-04
235U 4.50E-03 3.79E-04 1.32E-04 4.72E-03 3.97E-04 1.55E-04
238U 7.87E-02 1.94E-03 1.12E-04 8.39E-02 2.09E-03 9.80E-05
  June 30, 1999 (0.6 m depth) June 30, 1999 (2.5 m depth)
241Am <MDC   6.13E-05 <MDC   7.16E-05
238Pu <MDC   1.05E-04 <MDC   6.50E-05
239Pu NR   4.08E-05 <MDC   3.00E-05
d 228Th 2.66E-04 5.00E-05 8.78E-05 2.99E-04 7.72E-05 2.08E-04
230Th <MDC   1.15E-04 <MDC   1.26E-04
232Th <MDC   5.71E-05 <MDC   7.28E-05
234U 1.19E-01 2.86E-03 1.04E-04 1.88E-01 4.48E-03 7.63E-05
235U 2.65E-03 2.26E-04 8.40E-05 5.03E-03 3.24E-04 7.60E-05
238U 5.55E-02 1.49E-03 7.12E-05 9.10E-02 2.33E-03 8.59E-05
  August 19, 1998 (0.5 m depth) August 19, 1998 (2.1 m depth)
241Am <MDC   5.60E-05 <MDC   6.52E-05
238Pu <MDC   4.72E-05 <MDC   6.12E-05
239Pu <MDC   4.24E-05 <MDC   3.54E-05
d 228Th 1.48E-03 1.16E-04 2.47E-04 1.26E-03 8.78E-05 9.15E-05
230Th <MDC   1.34E-04 <MDC   1.10E-04
232Th <MDC   6.11E-05 <MDC   5.92E-05
234U 1.16E-01 2.20E-03 1.41E-04 1.13E-01 2.05E-03 8.94E-05
235U 2.74E-03 1.79E-04 9.15E-05 2.69E-03 1.61E-04 8.69E-05
238U 5.66E-02 1.19E-03 1.37E-04 5.71E-02 1.13E-03 6.08E-05
Nuclide Red Bluff Reservoir
June 6, 2000 (0.5 m depth) June 6, 2000 (11.3 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(Bq L-1)
SD
(Bq L-1)
MDC
(Bq L-1)
Activity Concentration
(Bq L-1)
SD
(Bq L-1)
MDC
(Bq L-1)
241Am <MDC   6.92E-05 <MDC   7.61E-05
238Pu <MDC   1.34E-04 <MDC   1.59E-04
239Pu <MDC   1.12E-04 <MDC   1.21E-04
d 228Th 1.98E-04 5.36E-05 1.81E-04 2.49E-04 4.20E-05 1.15E-04
230Th <MDC   1.00E-04 <MDC   9.30E-05
232Th <MDC   8.56E-05 <MDC   5.07E-05
234U 2.01E-01 4.46E-03 1.58E-04 2.04E-01 4.64E-03 1.18E-04
235U 6.44E-03 4.88E-04 1.63E-04 5.74E-03 4.69E-04 1.69E-04
238U 9.85E-02 2.35E-03 1.38E-04 1.01E-01 2.46E-03 1.31E-04
  July 27, 1999 (0.3 m depth) July 27, 1999 (13.2 m depth)
241Am <MDC   9.15E-05 NA    
238Pu <MDC   5.03E-05 <MDC   7.86E-05
239Pu <MDC   4.96E-05 <MDC   6.25E-05
d 228Th 7.40E-04 7.17E-05 1.08E-04 8.72E-04 1.06E-04 1.74E-04
230Th <MDC   1.28E-04 <MDC   1.57E-04
232Th 7.62E-05 2.52E-05 5.09E-05 <MDC   8.82E-05
234U 1.42E-01 3.04E-03 8.73E-05 1.67E-01 3.17E-03 6.02E-05
235U 3.25E-03 2.51E-04 8.04E-05 4.71E-03 2.75E-04 7.15E-05
238U 7.09E-02 1.68E-03 9.60E-05 8.52E-02 1.77E-03 6.65E-05
  October 13, 1998 (0.9 m depth) October 13, 1998 (9.8 m depth)
241Am <MDC   5.48E-05 <MDC   1.05E-04
238Pu <MDC   1.03E-04 <MDC   1.37E-04
239Pu NR   4.39E-05 NR   1.06E-04
d 228Th 1.67E-03 1.00E-04 1.22E-04 3.19E-03 2.19E-04 3.48E-04
230Th <MDC   1.14E-04 <MDC   1.86E-04
232Th <MDC   6.03E-05 7.95E-05 3.83E-05 5.83E-05
234U 2.14E-01 5.06E-03 1.39E-04 2.13E-01 4.30E-03 1.12E-04
235U 5.78E-03 3.37E-04 1.78E-04 5.56E-03 2.86E-04 1.08E-04
238U 1.06E-01 2.64E-03 1.53E-04 1.06E-01 2.27E-03 1.12E-04

aSD = One standard deviation of the radioanalytical uncertainty

bMDC = Minimum Detectable Concentration

cNA = Data not available

d 228Th = A positive bias in the 228Th activity results from the addition of a 232U tracer during analyses

eNR = Not reported; sample analysis failed