Classification of Soil Systems on the Basis of Transfer Factors of Radionuclides from Soil to Reference Plants // Proceedings of a final research coordination meeting held in Chania, Crete, 22–26 September 2003

Author: Sanzharova N., Spiridonov S., Kuznetzov V., Isamov N., Fesenko S., Belova N.

Reference: IAEA TECDOC 1497, 2006

ISBN:92-0-105906-X

Keywords: soil, plant, contamination

URL:  http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/iaeabooks/7483/Classification-of-Soil-Systems-on-the-Basis-of-Transfer-Factors-of-Radionuclides-from-Soil-to-Reference-Plants-Proceedings-of-a-final-research-coordination-meeting-held-in-Chania-Crete-22-26-Septem

GIS of forecasting of the radio-activity of plants and soils

Author: Markelov D.A.

Reference: Gazette “ПРОБЛЕМЫ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ ЭКОЛОГИИ“ (Issues on regional ecology)

ISSN: 1728-323x

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Keywords: GIS (geographic information system), radioactivity, soil, plants

Abstract: In the article the questions of application of GIS for forecasting a radioactivity of plants and soils are considered.

URL: http://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=11901219

Chernobyl radioactivity persists in reindeer

Title: Chernobyl radioactivity persists in reindeer

Author: Lavrans Skuterud, Eldar Gaare, Inger Margrethe Eikelmann, Knut Hove, Eiliv Steinnes

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Volume 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-252

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.04.008

Keywords: Caesium-137; Effective half-life; Reindeer; Lichen; Plant; Food chain; Chernobyl

Abstract: Transfer of ¹³⁷Cs in the soil–plant/lichen–reindeer food chain was studied in central (Østre Namdal) and southern Norway (Vågå) during 2000–2003. Reindeer from these areas have been continuously subjected to countermeasure application since the 1986 Chernobyl accident. In both areas no decline in ¹³⁷Cs concentrations was detectable in reindeer slaughtered in autumn since 1995, or in reindeer slaughtered in winter since 1998–1999. Seasonal differences in ¹³⁷Cs concentrations in reindeer have been less pronounced in recent years, with ¹³⁷Cs concentrations occasionally higher in autumn than in winter. Soil-to-plant ¹³⁷Cs transfer was significantly higher in Østre Namdal than in Vågå. Climatic influences on lichen growth and abundance, and on soil properties that influence the availability of ¹³⁷Cs for plant uptake, are hypothesized to have a larger impact on long-term transfer of radiocaesium in the soil–plant/lichen–reindeer food chain than has been previously observed.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X05001402

A comparison of 90Sr and 137Cs uptake in plants via three pathways at two Chernobyl-contaminated sites.

• Title: A comparison of 90Sr and 137Cs uptake in plants via three pathways at two Chernobyl-contaminated sites.

Author: Malek, M A / Hinton, T G / Webb, S B

Reference: Journal of environmental radioactivity, 58 (2-3), p.129-141, Jan 2002

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00062-5

Keywords: Foliar absorption; Resuspension; Soil loading; ¹³⁷Cs; ⁹⁰Sr; Root uptake; Risk

Abstract: Foliar absorption of resuspended 90Sr, root uptake and contamination adhering to leaf surfaces (i.e. soil loading) were compared at two Chernobyl-contaminated sites, Chistogalovka and Polesskoye. Although foliar absorption of resuspended 90Sr was quantifiable, its contribution amounted to less than 10% of the plants’ total, above-ground contamination.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X01000625

Radiation-induced effects on plants and animals: findings of the United Nations Chernobyl Forum.

• Title: Radiation-induced effects on plants and animals: findings of the United Nations Chernobyl Forum.

Author: Hinton, Thomas G / Alexakhin, Rudolph / Balonov, Mikhail / Gentner, Norman / Hendry, Jolyn / Prister, Boris / Strand, Per / Woodhead, Dennis

Reference: Health physics, 93 (5), p.427-440, Nov 2007

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Abstract: Several United Nations organizations sought to dispel the uncertainties and controversy that still exist concerning the effects of the Chernobyl accident. A Chernobyl Forum of international expertise was established to reach consensus on the environmental consequences and health effects attributable to radiation exposure arising from the accident. This review is a synopsis of the subgroup that examined the radiological effects to nonhuman biota within the 30-km Exclusion Zone.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18049219?dopt=Abstract