Essays about: "soil-plant transfer"

Found 3 essays containing the words soil-plant transfer.

  1. 1. ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF KVARNTORPSHÖGEN Dose and Radiological Risk Assessments for Humans and Biota

    University essay from

    Author : Felicia Hultqvist; [2021-04-06]
    Keywords : Medical physics; NORM; TENORM; Shale ash; Uranium; Polonium; Radiological risk; Humans; Biota;

    Abstract : Background: The pile Kvarntorpshögen and the lakes Surpölen and Norrtorpssjön are the remains of an industry which mined and processed oil shales to extract oil during World War II. The pile mainly consists of shale ash, a waste from the production, while the lakes are nowadays water-filled mining pits. READ MORE

  3. 2. The influence of soil properties on the transfer of 137Cs from soil to plant : results from a field study 21 years after the Chernobyl accident

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Maja Larsson; [2008]
    Keywords : caesium; 137Cs; radioactive fallout; Chernobyl; field study; plant uptake; soil; soil-plant transfer;

    Abstract : 137Cs is one of a few radio contaminants from the Chernobyl accident in 1986 that is left in measurable quantities in Sweden. The hazardous radionuclide has a physical half-life of 30 years and enters easily into biological systems. Several studies have been performed on 137Cs and its behaviour in different ecosystems since the fallout. READ MORE

  4. 3. Migration of radiocaesium in six Swedish pasture soils after the Chernobyl accident : a comparison with earlier studies 1987-2005

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Henning Persson; [2008]
    Keywords : radiocaesium; 137Cs; migration; migration depth; soil-plant transfer; Chernobyl fallout; field study; pasture soils;

    Abstract : This study comprises six pasture soils in central and northern Sweden which were strongly affected by the Chernobyl fallout in 1986. The aim of the study was to investigate the vertical migration and plant uptake of radiocaesium as related to soil texture and other soil properties. READ MORE