title: Long-term environmental monitoring and application of low-level 3H, 7Be, 137Cs and 210Pb activity concentrations in the non-biotic compartments of the Danube in Austria.
abstract: The aim, methods, and results of long-term low-level measurements of 3H, 7Be, 137Cs and 210Pb in water and sediment of the Austrian part of the Danube are presented. The results are discussed focused on recent and obvious future applications in applied radioecology and environmental research. The long-term radiometric data supported by the low-level monitoring program act as basis for ecological modelling and environmental assessment.
authors.affiliation: ARC Seibersdorf research GmbH, Low-Level Counting Labor Arsenal, Faradaygasse 3, Arsenal Objekt 214, Wien A-1030, Austria. fj.maringer@metrology.at
authors.forename: Franz J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Maringer
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tesch
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hrachowitz
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gruber
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D008832:Microchemistry / Q000379:methods; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D045483:Rivers; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive