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Sedimentation rate inferred from 210Pb and 137Cs dating of three sediment cores at Itaipu reservoir (Paraná State, Brazil) the world’s second largest hydroelectricity producer

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This study provides the sedimentation rates (SR) of three drainage basins at Itaipu Reservoir (Paraná State, Brazil) by applying 210Pb and 137Cs geochronological methods (CFCS and CRS models). The results based on the CRS model showed SR increasing in São Francisco Verdadeiro (SFV) and Ocoí (OCO) over the last decades (0.61 and 0.43 g cm2 yr−1, respectively). Arroio Fundo (ARF) showed the opposite trend with decreasing accumulation (0.19 g cm2 yr−1). The SR results indicate that precipitation changes in a period of rapid agricultural development influence each sub-basin differently depending on its drainage size area and watershed conditions.

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Source of the data is from Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural do Paraná (IAPAR, [97]). B Forest cover (%) of ARF, OCO, and SFV margins (10 km buffer). Data spanning 1989-to 2019 was obtained from MapBiomas [60]. Green shadow represents the last decade’s data, including mean percentage values of forest cover (%) for each site. Abreviations: Ocoí; ARF = Arroio Fundo; SFV = São Francisco Verdadeiro

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The authors would like to thank the Technological Itaipu Park and Itaipu Binational for the sponsoring and technical support to the first author (Grants 902859/2021 and 902377/2019). Also, for the valuable help and scientific discussions promoted by the researchers of the “Núcleo de Inteligência Territorial/ NIT-Eixo Água.” Finally, we are immensely thankful for the two anonymous reviewers and the journal editor's helpful suggestions that improved the manuscript.

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    Luciane Fontana, Roseli Frederigi Benassi, Aldrew Alencar Baldovi, Leandro Reverberi Tambosi, Adriane Calaboni & Tatiane Araújo de Jesus

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Fontana, L., Ferreira, P.A., Benassi, R.F. et al. Sedimentation rate inferred from 210Pb and 137Cs dating of three sediment cores at Itaipu reservoir (Paraná State, Brazil) the world’s second largest hydroelectricity producer. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 3571–3589 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08380-4

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08380-4

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