[The content in soil and the mobility of artificial radionuclides in the region of the regional radioactive waste storage situation]

Radiats Biol Radioecol. 2008 Jan-Feb;48(1):102-9.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The objects of researches are the soil and wild vegetation in the region of the radioactive waste storage situation. In result of monitoring it was recognized 137Cs unlike 90Sr did not spread out of storage territory in spite of trench destruction and migration of radionuclides with surface and ground waters. The forms of 137Cs, 90Sr and natural radionuclide 226Ra in soils and coefficients of 90Sr accumulation for the different kinds of plants growing at the territory of storage and 50-m zone around it were researched. The low specific activities of mobile forms of 90Sr were recognized for samples of soils selected from lowland by the terrace. The considerable differences were found for specific activities of radionuclides for different soil layers. Essential irregularity of soil surface and vegetation contamination at the test points disposed at a short distances from each other also was found. The interpretation of obtained results is presented.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cesium Radioisotopes / analysis
  • Cesium Radioisotopes / metabolism
  • Plants / chemistry
  • Radiation Monitoring*
  • Radioactive Waste / analysis*
  • Radioisotopes / analysis*
  • Radioisotopes / metabolism
  • Russia
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / metabolism
  • Strontium Radioisotopes / analysis
  • Strontium Radioisotopes / metabolism

Substances

  • Cesium Radioisotopes
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Radioisotopes
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
  • Strontium Radioisotopes