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Dating models Dating models using man-made radionuclidesusing man-made radionuclides
Part 1:Part 1:137137Cs flux, vertical profiles and inventoriesCs flux, vertical profiles and inventories
Roberta DelfantiENEA –La Spezia, Italy
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IAEA Regional Training Course on Sediment Core Dating Techniques. RAF7/008 Project
CNESTEN, Rabat, 5 – 9 July 2010
Why are we interested in sediments?Why are we interested in sediments?
Sediments are environmental archives where the events that have taken place in the sea are recorded.
Changes in particle supply from catchement basins, pollution, harmful algal blooms, changes in temperature, etc.
All events are characterised by “markers” stored in the sediment.
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Why are we interested in sediments?Why are we interested in sediments?
Sediment coreAlboran Sea.
W-Med after thelast deglaciation.
20,000 y B.P.to present days.
14C givesthe time scale
Cacho et al., 20023
Why are we interested in sediments?Why are we interested in sediments?
Sediments in the coastal areas concentrate most heavy metals, POPs and radionuclides.
More, they contain the whole history of recent pollution.
Radionuclides allow us to Radionuclides allow us to define a time scale for the events define a time scale for the events
registered in sediments.registered in sediments.
The knowledge of how and how fast sediments are accumulated in a coastal area is one of the basic parameters for understanding its functioning and hence for its management.
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OutlineOutline
• Fluxes of anthropogenic radionuclides (Fluxes of anthropogenic radionuclides (137137Cs)Cs)• Vertical profiles in sediments Vertical profiles in sediments • Factors affecting them:Factors affecting them:
inputinput bioturbationbioturbation grain size/porositygrain size/porosity compactioncompaction
• InventoriesInventories
Input function of Input function of of Antrhropogenic Radionuclides of Antrhropogenic Radionuclides
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137Cs fallout in N-Italy, 1959 - 2000
239,240239,240PuPu : same input function,no Chernobyl peak
Integrated deposition density(2010)
30- 40°N: 80 Bq m-2
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137Cs cumulative fallout deposition (2010) 30- 40°N: 2 kBq m-2 + Chernobyl
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Theoretical vertical profile of Theoretical vertical profile of 137137Cs Cs in a sediment corein a sediment core
If sediment acumulation rateis relatively fast (cm/y)the radionuclide vertical profile should reflectits input function.
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Factors affecting radionuclide profilesFactors affecting radionuclide profiles
Real profilesare influenced by several factors:
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river inputs
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The presence/magnitudeof the Chernobyl and fallout peaks depends ondeposition in the area.
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Factors affecting radionuclide profiles:Factors affecting radionuclide profiles:inputinput
Construction of borrows and constant irrigation due to biological activity results in a higher water content of the surface sediment layers
Particle mixing due to biological activity modifies radionuclides profiles.
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Factors affecting radionuclide profiles:Factors affecting radionuclide profiles:BioturbationBioturbation
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Factors affecting radionuclide profiles:Factors affecting radionuclide profiles:BioturbationBioturbation
137Cs vertical profile,NW Med, 2009Depth: 15 m
The sediment structure: The sediment structure: grain size, porositygrain size, porosity
Porosity Φ = Volume of water / Volume of total sediment
Porosity of clay: 0.7 – 0.9Porosity of sand: 0.3 – 0.5
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Boudreau, 1997
The sediment vertical structure: The sediment vertical structure: compactioncompaction
Compaction: loss of water Compaction: loss of water from a layer of sediment, due to compressioncompression arising from the deposition of overlaying sediment.
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No compaction
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Compaction
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The sediment structure: The sediment structure: compactioncompaction
The The behaviour during compaction behaviour during compaction of sands and claysof sands and claysis different: is different: finefine-grained clays undergo -grained clays undergo continual continual compaction compaction even on a cm-by-cm basis, while for even on a cm-by-cm basis, while for sandsandthe decrease in porosity with depth is the decrease in porosity with depth is minimal.minimal.
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PorosityPorosity
For sediment cores, we can plot porosity versus depth.Porosity in the surface layers is higher(lower compaction, bioturbation).
Exponential decrease Homogeneous grain size
High porosity Fine grained sediment
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Porosity Porosity vs depthvs depth
Barents Sea,CABANERA
core 10,2004
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Porosity Porosity vs depthvs depth
Barents Sea,CABANERA
core 10,2004
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Compaction and RN profilesCompaction and RN profilesconstant sed. accum. rate constant sed. accum. rate
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Compaction
The dry weight of the sediment is the same in every layer,what changes is the water content.water content.
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Compaction and RN profiles
How can we correct our vertical profilesfor the effect of compaction?
An easy way is to calculate the integrated sedimentmass per unit area and re-plot theradionuclide vertical profile versus mass depth.
mass depth (g cm-2)
weight of dry sediment at a given depth (g)= --------------------------------------------------------- core surface (cm-2)
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Compaction and RN profilesCompaction and RN profiles
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InventoryInventory
Integrated radionuclideactivityper unit surface(Bq m-2)
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I = --------------------------------------------------------- Core surface area (m2)
x=z
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Inventories of Inventories of 137137Cs Cs in different areas of the Med Sea in different areas of the Med Sea
Algerian Basin, 2007Depth: 2500 m
Inventory: 0.2 kBq m-2
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Cs-137 (Bq kg-1)
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Ligurian Sea, 2000Depth: 20 m
Inventory: 1.2 kBq m-2
Inventories of Inventories of 137137Cs Cs in the Mediterranean Seain the Mediterranean Sea
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Data from: Arnaud et al., 1995; Delfanti et al., 1997Livingston, 1978Barsanti et al., submitted.
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Cumulative Fallout deposition (2010): 1600 Bq m-2
Chernobyl: 1000-15000 Bq m-2
Prodelta mud:2500-64000Shelf mud: 700-6000Sand: 400-1200
Rhone mouth:1200-30000
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Inventories of Inventories of 137137Cs Cs in the Mediterranean Seain the Mediterranean Sea
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Data from: Delfanti et al., 1995; Anton et al., 1995Delfanti e Papucci, 1989; Fowler et al., Jennings et al., 1985; Livingston, 1978.
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Cumulative fallout deposition: 80 Bq m-2