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Table 00-17.  Activity Concentrations of Radionuclides Measured by Gamma Spectroscopy in Brantley Lake Sediment Samples 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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Isotope Collection Date and Sampling Depth
January 30, 1998 (12.2 m depth) January 30, 1998 (12.8 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
aSD
(mBq g-1)
bMDC
(mBq g-1)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
228Ac 3.48E+01 7.80E-01 1.99E+00 4.52E+01 9.06E-01 2.10E+00
241Am <MDL   2.18E+00 <MDL   2.40E+00
7Be <MDL   3.33E+03 <MDL   8.82E+03
212Bi 4.02E+01 2.54E+00 7.48E+00 4.18E+01 2.61E+00 7.63E+00
213Bi <MDL   1.22E+00 <MDL   1.32E+00
214Bi 2.86E+01 5.03E-01 9.93E-01 3.88E+01 6.17E-01 1.14E+00
144Ce <MDL   7.38E+00 <MDL   1.22E+01
249Cf <MDL   4.58E-01 <MDL   5.73E-01
60Co <MDL   4.71E-01 <MDL   5.57E-01
134Cs <MDL   5.58E+00 <MDL   3.71E+00
137Cs 7.33E+00 2.18E-01 3.48E-01 8.22E+00 2.41E-01 4.09E-01
152Eu <MDL   1.20E+00 <MDL   8.48E-01
154Eu <MDL   1.25E+00 <MDL   1.84E+00
40K 4.72E+02 7.54E+00 5.85E+00 6.21E+02 9.55E+00 5.94E+00
233Pa <MDL   7.83E-01 <MDL   7.41E-01
234mPa 4.20E+01 1.16E+01 3.71E+01 <MDL   6.78E+01
212Pb 3.33E+01 5.26E-01 5.54E-01 4.30E+01 6.64E-01 7.41E-01
214Pb 2.93E+01 4.46E-01 1.04E+00 3.87E+01 5.48E-01 9.96E-01
106Rh <MDL   9.69E+00 <MDL   1.07E+01
125Sb <MDL   1.12E+00 <MDL   1.55E+00
208Tl 1.06E+01 2.33E-01 5.76E-01 1.38E+01 2.66E-01 6.04E-01
Isotope February 4, 1998 (11.6 m depth) February 4, 1998 (12.8 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
228Ac 3.21E+01 7.14E-01 1.92E+00 4.76E+01 9.06E-01 2.00E+00
241Am <MDL   2.33E+00 <MDL   2.36E+00
7Be <MDL   5.87E+03 <MDL   4.43E+03
212Bi 3.32E+01 2.58E+00 7.82E+00 4.97E+01 2.53E+00 7.21E+00
213Bi <MDL   1.22E+00 <MDL   1.42E+00
214Bi 2.70E+01 4.93E-01 1.05E+00 4.20E+01 6.21E-01 1.02E+00
144Ce <MDL   8.15E+00 <MDL   9.43E+00
249Cf <MDL   3.41E-01 <MDL   5.86E-01
60Co <MDL   4.49E-01 <MDL   6.06E-01
134Cs <MDL   4.74E+00 <MDL   4.52E+00
137Cs 7.40E+00 2.16E-01 3.33E-01 9.00E+00 2.37E-01 3.51E-01
152Eu <MDL   7.55E-01 <MDL   1.05E+00
154Eu <MDL   1.83E+00 <MDL   1.73E+00
40K 5.15E+02 8.10E+00 5.76E+00 6.08E+02 9.23E+00 5.40E+00
233Pa <MDL   7.54E-01 <MDL   5.59E-01
234mPa <MDL   4.58E+01 <MDL   3.92E+01
212Pb 3.19E+01 5.06E-01 5.65E-01 4.56E+01 6.74E-01 6.30E-01
214Pb 2.93E+01 4.46E-01 1.04E+00 4.40E+01 5.90E-01 9.41E-01
106Rh <MDL   7.16E+00 <MDL   1.29E+01
125Sb <MDL   1.31E+00 <MDL   1.95E+00
208Tl 1.01E+01 2.22E-01 5.62E-01 1.42E+01 2.55E-01 5.21E-01
Isotope October 7, 1998 (11.0 m depth) October 7, 1998 (11.9 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
228Ac 3.46E+01 7.38E-01 1.77E+00 3.76E+01 8.01E-01 2.04E+00
241Am <MDL   2.11E+00 <MDL   2.26E+00
7Be <MDL   3.80E+02 <MDL   4.50E+02
212Bi 3.62E+01 2.22E+00 6.38E+00 3.78E+01 2.56E+00 7.56E+00
213Bi <MDL   1.43E+00 <MDL   1.42E+00
214Bi 2.72E+01 4.81E-01 9.25E-01 2.93E+01 5.25E-01 1.11E+00
144Ce <MDL   5.05E+00 <MDL   5.98E+00
249Cf <MDL   4.94E-01 <MDL   5.99E-01
60Co <MDL   3.07E-01 <MDL   4.32E-01
134Cs <MDL   2.66E+00 <MDL   3.97E+00
137Cs 8.16E+00 2.26E-01 3.24E-01 7.34E+00 2.26E-01 4.01E-01
152Eu <MDL   1.02E+00 <MDL   1.08E+00
154Eu <MDL   1.35E+00 <MDL   1.65E+00
40K 4.73E+02 7.52E+00 5.46E+00 4.94E+02 7.81E+00 4.93E+00
233Pa <MDL   5.93E-01 <MDL   6.49E-01
234mPa 4.44E+01 1.27E+01 4.08E+01 <MDL   4.37E+01
212Pb 3.31E+01 5.29E-01 6.48E-01 3.59E+01 5.79E-01 6.85E-01
214Pb 2.82E+01 4.24E-01 8.46E-01 2.99E+01 4.72E-01 1.15E+00
106Rh <MDL   6.06E+00 <MDL   7.96E+00
125Sb <MDL   1.22E+00 <MDL   1.80E+00
208Tl 1.05E+01 2.17E-01 5.10E-01 1.11E+01 2.36E-01 5.54E-01
Isotope October 8, 1998 (14.0 m depth) October 8, 1998 (13.4 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
228Ac 4.28E+01 8.76E-01 1.97E+00 3.79E+01 7.49E-01 1.62E+00
241Am <MDL   2.50E+00 <MDL   2.06E+00
7Be <MDL   4.23E+02 <MDL   1.43E+02
212Bi 4.97E+01 2.39E+00 6.73E+00 4.26E+01 2.26E+00 6.43E+00
213Bi <MDL   2.09E+00 <MDL   1.14E+00
214Bi 3.59E+01 5.51E-01 9.75E-01 2.78E+01 4.73E-01 9.19E-01
144Ce <MDL   7.14E+00 <MDL   6.08E+00
249Cf <MDL   7.29E-01 <MDL   4.33E-01
60Co <MDL   3.73E-01 <MDL   4.32E-01
134Cs <MDL   4.69E+00 <MDL   3.49E+00
137Cs 8.22E+00 2.17E-01 3.25E-01 7.47E+00 2.06E-01 3.23E-01
152Eu <MDL   7.93E-01 <MDL   9.00E-01
154Eu <MDL   9.96E-01 <MDL   8.69E-01
40K 5.76E+02 8.82E+00 6.50E+00 5.23E+02 8.04E+00 5.20E+00
233Pa <MDL   9.83E-01 <MDL   7.10E-01
234mPa 4.27E+01 1.27E+01 4.08E+01 <MDL   4.93E+01
212Pb 4.21E+01 6.28E-01 6.58E-01 3.84E+01 5.77E-01 5.66E-01
214Pb 3.76E+01 5.24E-01 1.09E+00 2.95E+01 4.28E-01 8.34E-01
106Rh <MDL   7.77E+00 <MDL   6.08E+00
125Sb <MDL   1.41E+00 <MDL   6.84E-01
208Tl 1.32E+01 2.75E-01 6.73E-01 1.16E+01 2.22E-01 4.87E-01
Isotope July 1, 1999 (11.0 m depth) July 1, 1999 (9.4 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
Activity Concentration
mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
228Ac 3.35E+01 6.88E-01 1.66E+00 3.07E+01 6.69E-01 1.75E+00
241Am <MDL   1.64E+00 <MDL   2.12E+00
7Be <MDL   8.39E+00 1.14E+01 3.16E+00 1.02E+01
212Bi 3.91E+01 2.07E+00 5.89E+00 3.40E+01 1.97E+00 5.60E+00
213Bi <MDL   1.07E+00 <MDL   1.48E+00
214Bi 2.63E+01 4.40E-01 8.48E-01 2.65E+01 4.64E-01 9.47E-01
144Ce <MDL   2.48E+00 <MDL   3.53E+00
249Cf NA  

<MDL   4.37E-01
60Co <MDL   2.62E-01 <MDL   3.04E-01
134Cs <MDL   2.40E+00 <MDL   2.48E+00
137Cs 7.76E+00 2.03E-01 2.89E-01 9.00E+00 2.30E-01 3.30E-01
152Eu <MDL   8.89E-01 <MDL   1.51E+00
154Eu <MDL   8.42E-01 <MDL   1.65E+00
40K 4.91E+02 7.54E+00 4.30E+00 4.43E+02 6.94E+00 4.69E+00
233Pa <MDL   7.54E-01 <MDL   7.39E-01
234mPa <MDL   4.80E+01 5.39E+01 1.44E+01 4.64E+01
212Pb 3.30E+01 5.13E-01 5.98E-01 3.20E+01 5.38E-01 6.43E-01
214Pb 2.70E+01 3.96E-01 7.91E-01 2.71E+01 4.84E-01 1.02E+00
106Rh <MDL   3.51E+00 <MDL   4.28E+00
125Sb <MDL   9.79E-01 <MDL   1.19E+00
208Tl 1.06E+01 2.04E-01 4.49E-01 9.60E+00 2.03E-01 4.97E-01
Isotope July 9, 1999 (14.3 m depth) July 9, 1999 (13.1 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
228Ac 2.73E+01 6.29E-01 1.80E+00 3.92E+01 7.48E-01 1.59E+00
241Am <MDL   2.05E+00 <MDL   2.70E+00
7Be 1.54E+01 4.02E+00 1.30E+01 <MDL   8.26E+00
212Bi 2.92E+01 2.12E+00 6.32E+00 4.41E+01 2.05E+00 5.68E+00
213Bi <MDL   1.27E+00 <MDL   1.28E+00
214Bi 1.92E+01 3.97E-01 9.18E-01 2.84E+01 4.54E-01 8.37E-01
144Ce <MDL   3.35E+00 <MDL   1.93E+00
249Cf <MDL   4.86E-01 <MDL   4.55E-01
60Co <MDL   3.15E-01 <MDL   3.54E-01
134Cs <MDL   2.09E+00 <MDL   2.36E+00
137Cs 4.80E+00 1.69E-01 3.18E-01 6.99E+00 1.91E-01 3.04E-01
152Eu <MDL   1.18E+00 <MDL   7.90E-01
154Eu <MDL   1.02E+00 <MDL   1.13E+00
40K 3.90E+02 6.32E+00 5.06E+00 5.41E+02 8.13E+00 4.56E+00
233Pa <MDL   5.96E-01 <MDL   7.42E-01
234mPa <MDL   5.01E+01 7.62E+01 1.58E+01 5.06E+01
212Pb 2.84E+01 4.68E-01 6.31E-01 3.83E+01 5.85E-01 6.14E-01
214Pb 2.04E+01 3.38E-01 7.91E-01 2.95E+01 4.26E-01 8.04E-01
106Rh <MDL   4.60E+00 <MDL   3.76E+00
125Sb <MDL   1.21E+00 <MDL   1.18E+00
208Tl 8.77E+00 1.93E-01 4.83E-01 1.22E+01 2.22E-01 4.50E-01
Isotope June 8, 2000 (12.2 m depth) May 31, 2000 (13.3 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
228Ac 3.93E+01 8.73E-01 2.23E+00 3.92E+01 8.52E-01 2.30E+00
241Am <MDC   3.13E+00 <MDC   3.14E+00
7Be <MDC   7.66E+00 <MDC   8.23E+00
212Bi 3.98E+01 2.57E+00 7.36E+00 4.04E+01 2.42E+00 6.89E+00
213Bi <MDC   1.15E+00 <MDC   1.28E+00
214Bi 2.69E+01 5.26E-01 1.06E+00 2.56E+01 5.06E-01 1.11E+00
144Ce <MDC   2.81E+00 <MDC   2.56E+00
249Cf <MDC   5.62E-01 <MDC   4.01E-01
60Co <MDC   5.25E-01 <MDC   4.67E-01
134Cs <MDC   3.08E+00 <MDC   3.22E+00
137Cs 5.83E+00 1.54E-01 3.62E-01 5.36E+00 1.39E-01 3.51E-01
152Eu <MDC   1.56E+00 <MDC   9.93E-01
154Eu <MDC   1.53E+00 <MDC   2.03E+00
40K 5.19E+02 9.39E+00 5.92E+00 5.15E+02 8.96E+00 7.24E+00
233Pa <MDC   9.64E-01 <MDC   9.73E-01
234mPa <MDC   6.23E+01 <MDC   6.21E+01
212Pb 3.66E+01 6.06E-01 6.46E-01 3.72E+01 5.45E-01 6.01E-01
214Pb 2.76E+01 4.55E-01 1.10E+00 2.73E+01 4.34E-01 1.00E+00
106Rh <MDC   5.59E+00 <MDC   5.59E+00
125Sb <MDC   9.47E-01 <MDC   1.07E+00
208Tl 1.19E+01 2.79E-01 4.96E-01 1.16E+01 2.51E-01 4.62E-01
Isotope June 8, 2000 (12.2 m depth) June 8, 2000 (12.2 m depth)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
Activity Concentration
(mBq g-1)
SD
(mBq g-1)
MDC
(mBq g-1)
228Ac 4.01E+01 8.79E-01 2.20E+00 4.10E+01 8.70E-01 2.19E+00
241Am <MDC

 

2.71E+00 <MDC

 

3.20E+00
7Be <MDC

 

8.06E+00 <MDC

 

7.07E+00
212Bi 4.19E+01 2.24E+00 5.97E+00 4.07E+01 2.21E+00 6.05E+00
213Bi <MDC

 

1.61E+00 <MDC

 

1.17E+00
214Bi 2.67E+01 5.16E-01 9.47E-01 2.59E+01 5.07E-01 1.11E+00
144Ce <MDC

 

2.63E+00 <MDC

 

3.28E+00
249Cf <MDC

 

5.99E-01 <MDC

 

4.28E-01
60Co <MDC

 

4.96E-01 <MDC

 

4.78E-01
134Cs <MDC

 

3.96E+00 <MDC

 

3.32E+00
137Cs 5.74E+00 1.55E-01 3.90E-01 5.54E+00 1.41E-01 3.44E-01
152Eu <MDC

 

1.20E+00 <MDC

 

1.00E+00
154Eu <MDC

 

1.14E+00 <MDC

 

1.10E+00
40K 5.38E+02 9.69E+00 6.16E+00 5.52E+02 9.45E+00 6.51E+00
233Pa <MDC

 

8.11E-01 <MDC

 

7.11E-01
234mPa <MDC

 

4.58E+01 <MDC

 

4.64E+01
212Pb 3.83E+01 6.22E-01 6.43E-01 3.89E+01 5.65E-01 6.30E-01
214Pb 2.79E+01 4.57E-01 1.08E+00 2.74E+01 4.38E-01 1.04E+00
106Rh <MDC

 

3.87E+00 <MDC

 

4.20E+00
125Sb <MDC

 

1.31E+00 <MDC

 

1.32E+00
208Tl 1.24E+01 2.97E-01 5.62E-01 1.17E+01 2.58E-01 4.96E-01

aSD = One standard deviation of the radioanalytical uncertainty

bMDC = Minimum Detectable Concentration