Anthropogenic radionuclides in Greenland and the Faroe Islands

Updated 2000-06-27

It is suggested to analyse a variety of samples from Greenland and the Faroe Islands for radionuclides. The technetium pulse now under way from England will be surveyed in seawater, seaweed and shrimp, and time trends in concentrations of caesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium will be monitored in selected components of marine, fresh water and terrestrial environments. As far as possible, the sampling programme is coordinated with other sampling programmes in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. It is suggested to re-investigate the weapons plutonium pollution in Bylot Sound off Pituffik on a 5-year basis i.e. year 2002 in the present AMAP programme

This is a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project

http://www.risoe.dk/nuk/nukeco.htm

Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 1999 -
Data collection: 1999 -
Data processing: 1999 -
Data reporting: not specified

Contact information

Contact person: Henning Dahlgaard
Address: Risoe National Laboratory PO-box 49, NUK-114 DK - 4000 Roskilde Denmark
Phone: +45 4677 4178
Fax: +45 4677 4193
Email: kd.eosir@draaglhad.gninneh
Other project contacts: Sven P. Nielsen sven.nielsen@risoe.dk

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Radionuclides

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Algae (algae, phytoplankton)

Seawater/suspended particulate matter

Soil/Humus

Terrestrial mammals

Additional information or further specification of types of data / information collected, species / tissues / organs sampled, etc.

Cs-137, Sr-90, Pu-239,240, Tc-99

Geography

Regions studied: Radioactivity TDC; Radioactivity TDC

Data availability

Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?: yes-all

Data centres: Radioactivity TDC

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Not specified

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No
Other institutes involved in the project: University of Faroe Islands, Thorshavn NERI/Arctic Environment, Roskilde