The behavior of
210Pb and
210Po in Lake Biwa, a large mesotorophic lake situated in the Kinki district of Japan, was investigated by analyzing lake water at various depths and precipitation at approximately monthly intervals for a period of 1.5 years, and sediments, streams flowing into and out of the lake. Flux balance calculation indicated that atmospheric deposition was the major source (97% of total) of
210Pb to the lake, and for
210Po growth
in-situ from the decay of
210Pb contributed about 75% of the total
210Po supply to the lake. Most (about 90%) of all the
210Pb inputs to this lake was found to be incorporated into sediment. Residence times via sedimentation in the epilimnion and hypoliminion were estimated to be 27 (6-40) and 22 (5-45) days, respectively, for
210Pb and 95 (47-146) and 32 (7-109) days for
210Po. These residence times suggest that there is a difference between
210Pb and
210Po in the extent of their cycling in the water column, with a more rapid removal of
210Pb than
210Po. Overall,
210Pb and
210Po were, furthermore, found to be removed more efficiently during the transit periods of high biological productivity, such as plankton blooms.
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