Радиоактивные элементы (U, Th) в снеговом покрове в районах расположения цементных заводов юга Западной Сибири

Abstract

The article deals with the content of radioactive elements (U, Th) in the solid and liquid phases of the snow cover collected from the vicinity of cement production plants. The authors studied the elemental composition of the samples of the solid phase of the snow cover and snowmelt water using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and instrumental neutron activation analysis. Based on the analysis results, the authors calculated such ecological and geochemical indicators as distribution coefficient, balance ratios, and concentration coefficient.