CORRELATION OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES IN SOILS WITH PEDOLOGICAL, CLIMATOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS

Authors
SCHUCH LA NORDEMANN DJR ZAGO A DALLPAI DL GODOY JM PECEQUILO B
Citation
La. Schuch et al., CORRELATION OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES IN SOILS WITH PEDOLOGICAL, CLIMATOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS, Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, 177(1), 1994, pp. 101-106
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
02365731
Volume
177
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
101 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-5731(1994)177:1<101:CONAAR>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Various types of soil samples were collected in the southern part of B razil, with depth intervals of 5 cm, down to 50 cm, using a specially designed sampler. Pedological analysis of these soils were performed. Nuclear activities of Cs-137 (expressed in Bq m-2 and radioactive natu ral element (Ra-226, Ra-228 and K-40) concentrations were determined b y low background gamma-ray spectrometry. Cs-137 concentrations were co rrelated with radioactive natural element concentrations and pedologic al, climatological and geographic parameters related to the soil sampl es collected.