Migration of plutonium isotopes in forest soil profiles in Lublin region (Eastern Poland)

Migration of plutonium isotopes in forest soil profiles in Lublin region (Eastern Poland)

The distribution of Pu isotopes in three profiles of forest soil in Lublin region was determined. The retention half-time and migration velocity of239,240Pu originated from global and Chernobyl fallouts was calculated. The average rate of migration of the global fallout plutonium was 0.4 cm/year and...

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Published in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 240; no. 1; pp. 19 - 24
Main Author: Komosa, A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01-04-1999
Subjects:
Fallout
Forest soils
Organic matter
Plutonium
Plutonium isotopes
Soil layers
Soil properties
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Summary:The distribution of Pu isotopes in three profiles of forest soil in Lublin region was determined. The retention half-time and migration velocity of239,240Pu originated from global and Chernobyl fallouts was calculated. The average rate of migration of the global fallout plutonium was 0.4 cm/year and that of the Chernobyl one 0.7 cm/year. Good correlation between Pu concentration and organic matter contents was found only in the case of podzolic soil profile. In two profiles a good negative correlation between Pu activity and exchangeable pH of the soil layer was determined.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/BF02349131