Published July 2000 | Version v1
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Effect of nuclear tests on the radioactivity in central Asia

Creators

  • 1. Kyoto Univ., Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto (Japan)
  • 2. Kyoto Univ., Radioisotope Research Center, Kyoto (Japan)
  • 3. Kyoto Univ., Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto (Japan)

Description

Radioactivity of 137Cs in plant samples was determined, taken in Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, in the northwest part of Republic of Kazakhstan. Before determination of 137Cs, pretreatment of dry ashing process was done carefully under low temperature to prevent the evaporation of Cs. Some samples had strong radioactivity of 137Cs, but they were not so high level, considering the reported high level of 137Cs in soil. Distribution of 137Cs was not uniform. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the first workshop on environmental radioactivity

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the first workshop on environmental radioactivity
Imprint Pagination
186 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 113-114
Report number
KEK-PROC--2000-13

Conference

Title
1. workshop on environmental radioactivity
Dates
30-31 Mar 2000
Place
Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
33022523
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM 137; DRY ASHING; GAMMA SPECTRA; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; KAZAKHSTAN; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PLANTS; RADIOACTIVITY; SEMIPALATINSK TEST SITE; SOILS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISTRIBUTION; EXPLOSIONS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR TEST SITES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY; WEAPONS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
4 refs., 4 figs.