Published August 7, 2008 | Version v1
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210Po and 210Pb in Forest Soil and in Wild Berries in Finland

Creators

  • 1. Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Radiochemistry, P.O.Box 55, FI-00014 University of Helsinki (Finland)
  • 2. STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Regional Laboratory in Northern Finland, FI-96500 Rovaniemi (Finland)
  • 3. Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA), Parkano Research Unit, FI-39700 Parkano (Finland)

Description

The behaviour of 210Po and 210Pb was investigated in forests in the Southern Finland site and in the Northern Finland site. Sampling sites were in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests. Maximum activities of 210Po and 210Pb in soil columns were found in organic layers. According to preliminary results of wild berry samples, the lowest 210Po concentrations were found in berries. The highest concentration of 210Po was found in stems of the blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and the lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) samples

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.2991222;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1034
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 260-263
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
8. International symposium on the natural radiation environment
Acronym
NRE-VIII
Dates
7-12 Oct 2007
Place
Buzios, RJ (Brazil)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40030481
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BLUEBERRIES; FINLAND; FORESTS; LEAD 210; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PINES; POLONIUM 210; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SAMPLING; SOILS
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BERRIES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONIFERS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EUROPE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FOOD; FRUITS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; PINOPHYTA; PLANTS; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SCANDINAVIA; TREES; WESTERN EUROPE; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
(c) 2008 American Institute of Physics