DocumentCode
1208258
Title
Radioactive tracer study of sewage field in Santa Monica bay
Author
Ely, Ralph L., Jr.
Author_Institution
Nuclear Science and Engineering Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Volume
4
Issue
1
fYear
1957
fDate
3/1/1957 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
49
Lastpage
50
Abstract
In a unique experiment just completed in Santa Monica Bay, CA, USA, radioactive isotopes were successfully used to trace dispersion of sewage effluent in ocean waters. The results help to establish proper design procedures to insure against beach pollution in a current expansion of the Los Angeles sewage system. To effect the experiment twenty curies of scandium-46 were mixed with sewage effluent and discharged into the sea. Scientists aboard a laboratory ship then took radioactive measurements over a wide area to determine dilution rate and direction of diffusion.
Keywords
Chemicals; Effluents; Isotopes; Marine vehicles; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Oceans; Pollution measurement; Sea measurements; Water pollution;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-2015
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS2.1957.4315579
Filename
4315579
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