Published November 2002 | Version v1
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Radioactivity of 137Cs in plant samples at former USSR nuclear test site

Creators

  • 1. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Graduate School of Agriculture
  • 2. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Radioisotope Research Center
  • 3. Univ. of Human Environments, Okazaki, Aichi (Japan)

Description

Radioactivity of 137Cs of plant samples taken in former Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (SNTS) was determined. The radioactivity ranged from 0.3 to 81.1 Bq/kg, most of them were under background level but the distribution was localized. Compared to the soil, the plants did not have strong radioactivity, suggesting a potential that plants in this site absorbs radiocesium from soil when the chemical situation of the soil might change, causing fixed Cs turn to be available. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radioisotopes (Tokyo)
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 496-500
ISSN
0033-8303

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
34015282
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM 137; DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA SPECTRA; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; GRAMINEAE; LEAVES; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY; SEMIPALATINSK TEST SITE; SOILS
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DOSES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONITORING; NUCLEAR TEST SITES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PLANTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTRA; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES