Published 1990 | Version v1
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An overview of radiocaesium in the semi-natural ecosystem of an upland sheep farm

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Grange-on-Sands (UK). Merlewood Research Station

Description

Studies on the radioecology of 137Cs and 134Cs have been conducted at a west Cumbrian hill farm which received up to 20 kBq/m2 of radiocaesium in Chernobyl fallout. Changes in the radiocaesium content of various components of the ecosystems with time have been shown to depend on the interactions of a large number of different factors. These include the behaviour of radiocaesium in the different soil types, variation in herbage intake by sheep and the availability of radiocaesium for absorption in the gut. Some potential countermeasures which might be used with free ranging animals are also discussed. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Elsevier Applied Science.
Imprint Place
London (UK)
ISBN
1-85166-539-0
Imprint Title
Transfer of radionuclides in natural and semi-natural environments
Imprint Pagination
707 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 326-333.

Conference

Title
Workshop on the transfer of radionuclides in natural and semi-natural environments.
Dates
11-15 Sep 1989.
Place
Udine (Italy).

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
22055148
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; FALLOUT; FOOD CHAINS; INTAKE; PASTURES; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SHEEP; SOILS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; UNITED KINGDOM
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ALKALI METALS; ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EUROPE; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MAMMALS; MASS TRANSFER; METALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; RUMINANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; VERTEBRATES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
EUR--12448.