title: Determination of 137Cs and 60Co pollution in the area of the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant, Mexico.
abstract: The project 'Radiological Analysis of Environmental Samples in the Gulf of Mexico and the coast of Quintana Roo', had the aim of identifying and quantifying anthropogenic radionuclides in environmental samples consisting of silt, sand and sea water. This paper presents the results of the radiological analysis of these samples, which was made in the multichannel system for gamma spectrometry with hyperpure germanium detector in the Laboratory of Radiological Analysis of Environmental Samples, located at the Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, of the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM). The sampled points are along the coast of the contiguous states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo. This paper presents the qualitative and quantitative concentrations of the main identified anthropogenic radionuclides (60)Co and (137)Cs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Análisis Radiológicos de Muestras Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias- Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito exterior S/N- Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán C. P. 04510, México, D.F., México salasmarb@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salas Mar
mesh_terms: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry; D008800:Mexico; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive