Publications by authors named "Frances E Zengotita"
Chemosphere
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- Since 1952, the Sellafield nuclear complex has released 276 kg of liquid radioactive effluent, mainly containing plutonium, into the Irish Sea, concentrating transuranic activity in the Mudpatch sediments off the Cumbrian coast.
- Leaching experiments on contaminated sediments from the Esk Estuary revealed that plutonium (Pu) leaching is significantly higher under anoxic conditions, suggesting environmental factors greatly influence its mobility.
- Microbial communities in the sediments change with varying conditions, and results show that Pu leaching is greater in shallow sediments and does not correlate with total Pu, indicating a complex biogeochemical behavior.
