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Cryoconite: an efficient accumulator of radioactive fallout in glacial environments
Giovanni Baccolo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environmental and Earth Sciences Department, University of
Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
INFN section of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
Edyta Łokas
Department of Nuclear Physical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear
Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, 31-342, Poland
Paweł Gaca
Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National
Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
Dario Massabò
Physics Department, University of Genoa, Genoa, 16146, Italy
INFN section of Genoa, Genoa, 16146, Italy
Roberto Ambrosini
Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan,
Milan, 20133, Italy
Roberto S. Azzoni
Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan,
Milan, 20133, Italy
Caroline Clason
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of
Plymouth, Plymouth, PL48AA, UK
Biagio Di Mauro
Environmental and Earth Sciences Department, University of
Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
Andrea Franzetti
Massimiliano Nastasi
Environmental and Earth Sciences Department, University of
Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
Physics Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126,
Italy
Michele Prata
Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Energy, University of Pavia, Pavia,
27100, Italy
Paolo Prati
Physics Department, University of Genoa, Genoa, 16146, Italy
INFN section of Genoa, Genoa, 16146, Italy
Ezio Previtali
Environmental and Earth Sciences Department, University of
Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
Physics Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126,
Italy
Barbara Delmonte
Environmental and Earth Sciences Department, University of
Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
Valter Maggi
Environmental and Earth Sciences Department, University of
Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
INFN section of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
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Short summary
Cryoconite is the sediment found on the surface of glaciers. The paper presents cryoconite as an environmental matrix able to accumulate natural and artificial radioactivity with unprecedented efficiency. Only samples from sites where nuclear accidents and explosions occurred present a stronger radioactive contamination. The peculiarities of glacial environments are responsible for this extreme feature, making cryoconite a useful tool tool for the monitoring of environmental radioactivity.
Cryoconite is the sediment found on the surface of glaciers. The paper presents cryoconite as an...
