Research Article

Uranium in the Surrounding of San Marcos-Sacramento River Environment (Chihuahua, Mexico)

Table 5

Activity concentrations of total uranium and their uncertainty, as well as 𝐾 𝑑 coefficient, in water (Uw) and in suspended matter (Usm), at San Marcos River. Samples were collected in 2007.

SampleUw (mBq/L)Usm (kBq/kg)Kd (L/kg)Comments

SW1 1 0 ± 0 . 4 1 . 3 ± 0 . 1 1 . 3 × 1 0 5 Before Victorino
SW2 2 3 9 ± 1 8 0 . 3 2 ± 0 . 0 0 3 1 . 3 × 1 0 3 After Victorino
SW3 2 2 0 ± 2 3 0 . 2 1 ± 0 . 0 2 9 . 6 × 1 0 2
SW4 1 5 ± 0 . 5 0 . 6 6 ± 0 . 0 6 4 . 4 × 1 0 4
SW5 1 8 9 ± 1 5 0 . 2 0 ± 0 . 0 2 1 . 1 × 1 0 3 Confluence
SW6 1 1 0 ± 1 n.d.*
SW7 6 ± 0 . 4 0 . 0 3 ± 0 . 0 0 2 5 . 0 × 1 0 3
SW8 1 2 ± 0 . 4 0 . 1 7 ± 0 . 0 1 1 . 4 × 1 0 4
SW9 6 1 ± 7 0 . 0 2 2 ± 0 . 0 0 2 3 . 6 × 1 0 2 Before San Marcos I
SW10 7 4 ± 1 4 n.d.After San Marcos I

*n.d. means below detection limit.