Behavior of HTO in simulated rice-water-soil ecosystem

Abstract

Abstract: The behavior of transportation,accumulation and disappearance of HTO (tritium water) in a simulated rice water soil ecosystem was studied by using isotope tracer techniques for simulated pollutants, and the fitting equation was confirmed by application of the open three compartment system model and nonlinear regression method. The results showed that HTOin water was not only transferred to other compartments in the ecosystem, but also vaporized into atmosphere rapidly. Both free water tritium and bound tritium were found in the rice, and tritium of hygroscopic and crystalline water was consisted in the soil. The specific activity of free water tritium (or tritium of hygroscopic water) was stronger than that of bound tritium (or tritium of crystalline water). The specific activity of total tritium reduced after reaching the maximum in the rice and soil, and the bound tritium increased slowly. The specific activity of total tritium in stem was the strongest in the rice, and reached equipoise each other in the later stage gradually. The regression equations of accumulation and disappearance for the specific activity of total tritium in the water, soil and rice were given by analyzing the obtained data with exponential regression method. The analysis results of variance showed that each regression equation could describe the behavior of accumulation and disappearance of HTO in the rice water-soil ecosystems preferably.

CLC Number:

Q142.6
X591

SHI Jianjun, GUO Jiangfeng . Behavior of HTO in simulated rice-water-soil ecosystem[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2003, (2): 269-272.

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