TY  - JOUR
AU  - Masson, Olivier
AU  - Steinhauser, Georg
AU  - Wershofen, Herbert
AU  - Mietelski, Jerzy W.
AU  - Fischer, Helmut W.
AU  - Pourcelot, Laurent
AU  - Saunier, Olivier
AU  - Bieringer, Jacqueline
AU  - Steinkopff, Thomas
AU  - Hyža, Miroslav
AU  - Moller, Bredo
AU  - Bowyer, Theodore W.
AU  - Dalaka, Eleni
AU  - Dalheimer, Axel
AU  - De Vismes-Ott, Anne
AU  - Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos
AU  - Forte, M.
AU  - Gasco Leonarte, C.
AU  - Gorzkiewicz, K.
AU  - Homoki, Zsolt
AU  - Isajenko, Krzysztof A.
AU  - Karhunen, Tero
AU  - Katzlberger, Christian
AU  - Kierepko, Renata
AU  - Kovendine Konyi, J.
AU  - Mala, Helena
AU  - Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D.
AU  - Povinec, Pavel Peter
AU  - Rajačić, Milica
AU  - Ringer, Wolfgang
AU  - Rulik, Petr
AU  - Rusconi, Rosella
AU  - Safrany, G.
AU  - Sykora, Ivan
AU  - Todorović, Dragana
AU  - Tschiersch, Jochen
AU  - Ungar, Kurt
AU  - Zorko, Benjamin
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b01810
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7932
AB  - Traces of particulate radioactive iodine (I-131) were detected in the European atmosphere in January/February 2017. Concentrations of this nuclear fission product were very low, ranging 0.1 to 10 mu Bq m(-3) except at one location in western Russia where they reached up to several mBq m(-3). Detections have been reported continuously over an 8-week period by about 30 monitoring stations. We examine possible emission source apportionments and rank them considering their expected contribution in terms of orders of magnitude from typical routine releases: radiopharmaceutical production units > sewage sludge incinerators > nuclear power plants > spontaneous fission of uranium in soil. Inverse modeling simulations indicate that the widespread detections of I-131 resulted from the combination of multiple source releases. Among them, those from radiopharmaceutical production units remain the most likely. One of them is located in Western Russia and its estimated source term complies with authorized limits. Other existing sources related to I-131 use (medical purposes or sewage sludge incineration) can explain detections on a rather local scale. As an enhancing factor, the prevailing wintertime meteorological situations marked by strong temperature inversions led to poor dispersion conditions that resulted in higher concentrations exceeding usual detection limits in use within the informal Ring of Five (Ro5) monitoring network.
T2  - Environmental Science and Technology
T1  - Potential Source Apportionment and Meteorological Conditions Involved in Airborne 131 I Detections in January/February 2017 in Europe
VL  - 52
IS  - 15
SP  - 8488
EP  - 8500
DO  - 10.1021/acs.est.8b01810
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Masson, Olivier and Steinhauser, Georg and Wershofen, Herbert and Mietelski, Jerzy W. and Fischer, Helmut W. and Pourcelot, Laurent and Saunier, Olivier and Bieringer, Jacqueline and Steinkopff, Thomas and Hyža, Miroslav and Moller, Bredo and Bowyer, Theodore W. and Dalaka, Eleni and Dalheimer, Axel and De Vismes-Ott, Anne and Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos and Forte, M. and Gasco Leonarte, C. and Gorzkiewicz, K. and Homoki, Zsolt and Isajenko, Krzysztof A. and Karhunen, Tero and Katzlberger, Christian and Kierepko, Renata and Kovendine Konyi, J. and Mala, Helena and Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D. and Povinec, Pavel Peter and Rajačić, Milica and Ringer, Wolfgang and Rulik, Petr and Rusconi, Rosella and Safrany, G. and Sykora, Ivan and Todorović, Dragana and Tschiersch, Jochen and Ungar, Kurt and Zorko, Benjamin",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Traces of particulate radioactive iodine (I-131) were detected in the European atmosphere in January/February 2017. Concentrations of this nuclear fission product were very low, ranging 0.1 to 10 mu Bq m(-3) except at one location in western Russia where they reached up to several mBq m(-3). Detections have been reported continuously over an 8-week period by about 30 monitoring stations. We examine possible emission source apportionments and rank them considering their expected contribution in terms of orders of magnitude from typical routine releases: radiopharmaceutical production units > sewage sludge incinerators > nuclear power plants > spontaneous fission of uranium in soil. Inverse modeling simulations indicate that the widespread detections of I-131 resulted from the combination of multiple source releases. Among them, those from radiopharmaceutical production units remain the most likely. One of them is located in Western Russia and its estimated source term complies with authorized limits. Other existing sources related to I-131 use (medical purposes or sewage sludge incineration) can explain detections on a rather local scale. As an enhancing factor, the prevailing wintertime meteorological situations marked by strong temperature inversions led to poor dispersion conditions that resulted in higher concentrations exceeding usual detection limits in use within the informal Ring of Five (Ro5) monitoring network.",
journal = "Environmental Science and Technology",
title = "Potential Source Apportionment and Meteorological Conditions Involved in Airborne 131 I Detections in January/February 2017 in Europe",
volume = "52",
number = "15",
pages = "8488-8500",
doi = "10.1021/acs.est.8b01810"
}

Masson, O., Steinhauser, G., Wershofen, H., Mietelski, J. W., Fischer, H. W., Pourcelot, L., Saunier, O., Bieringer, J., Steinkopff, T., Hyža, M., Moller, B., Bowyer, T. W., Dalaka, E., Dalheimer, A., De Vismes-Ott, A., Eleftheriadis, K., Forte, M., Gasco Leonarte, C., Gorzkiewicz, K., Homoki, Z., Isajenko, K. A., Karhunen, T., Katzlberger, C., Kierepko, R., Kovendine Konyi, J., Mala, H., Krneta-Nikolić, J. D., Povinec, P. P., Rajačić, M., Ringer, W., Rulik, P., Rusconi, R., Safrany, G., Sykora, I., Todorović, D., Tschiersch, J., Ungar, K.,& Zorko, B.. (2018). Potential Source Apportionment and Meteorological Conditions Involved in Airborne 131 I Detections in January/February 2017 in Europe. in Environmental Science and Technology, 52(15), 8488-8500.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01810

Masson O, Steinhauser G, Wershofen H, Mietelski JW, Fischer HW, Pourcelot L, Saunier O, Bieringer J, Steinkopff T, Hyža M, Moller B, Bowyer TW, Dalaka E, Dalheimer A, De Vismes-Ott A, Eleftheriadis K, Forte M, Gasco Leonarte C, Gorzkiewicz K, Homoki Z, Isajenko KA, Karhunen T, Katzlberger C, Kierepko R, Kovendine Konyi J, Mala H, Krneta-Nikolić JD, Povinec PP, Rajačić M, Ringer W, Rulik P, Rusconi R, Safrany G, Sykora I, Todorović D, Tschiersch J, Ungar K, Zorko B. Potential Source Apportionment and Meteorological Conditions Involved in Airborne 131 I Detections in January/February 2017 in Europe. in Environmental Science and Technology. 2018;52(15):8488-8500.
doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b01810 .

Masson, Olivier, Steinhauser, Georg, Wershofen, Herbert, Mietelski, Jerzy W., Fischer, Helmut W., Pourcelot, Laurent, Saunier, Olivier, Bieringer, Jacqueline, Steinkopff, Thomas, Hyža, Miroslav, Moller, Bredo, Bowyer, Theodore W., Dalaka, Eleni, Dalheimer, Axel, De Vismes-Ott, Anne, Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos, Forte, M., Gasco Leonarte, C., Gorzkiewicz, K., Homoki, Zsolt, Isajenko, Krzysztof A., Karhunen, Tero, Katzlberger, Christian, Kierepko, Renata, Kovendine Konyi, J., Mala, Helena, Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D., Povinec, Pavel Peter, Rajačić, Milica, Ringer, Wolfgang, Rulik, Petr, Rusconi, Rosella, Safrany, G., Sykora, Ivan, Todorović, Dragana, Tschiersch, Jochen, Ungar, Kurt, Zorko, Benjamin, "Potential Source Apportionment and Meteorological Conditions Involved in Airborne 131 I Detections in January/February 2017 in Europe" in Environmental Science and Technology, 52, no. 15 (2018):8488-8500,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01810 . .