Publications by authors named "L Tenailleau"
Modelling tritium flux from water to atmosphere: application to the Loire River.
J Environ Radioact
March 2011
Article Synopsis
- Tritium (³H) from nuclear power plants significantly affects the environment, particularly in river systems like the Loire River in France, but the transfer of tritiated water vapor to air is often overlooked in health impact assessments.
- The LORA research program involved three field campaigns that measured the tritiated water vapor activity in air and water during radioactive releases, revealing that water vapor became enriched in ³H and showing much higher exchange velocities than previously documented from indoor studies.
- The findings indicated that evaporation rates differed between day and night, and using a specific hydrodynamic model demonstrated that HTO concentration impacts its air activity, although the overall health risk from this process is minimal compared to ingestion pathways like drinking water or food.