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Title: {sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb in Forest Soil and in Wild Berries in Finland

Abstract

The behaviour of {sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb was investigated in forests in the Southern Finland site and in the Northern Finland site. Sampling sites were in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests. Maximum activities of {sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb in soil columns were found in organic layers. According to preliminary results of wild berry samples, the lowest {sup 210}Po concentrations were found in berries. The highest concentration of {sup 210}Po was found in stems of the blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and the lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) samples.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Radiochemistry, P.O.Box 55, FI-00014 University of Helsinki (Finland)
  2. STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Regional Laboratory in Northern Finland, FI-96500 Rovaniemi (Finland)
  3. Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA), Parkano Research Unit, FI-39700 Parkano (Finland)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21152454
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1034; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: NRE-VIII: 8. International symposium on the natural radiation environment, Buzios, RJ (Brazil), 7-12 Oct 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2991222; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BLUEBERRIES; FINLAND; FORESTS; LEAD 210; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PINES; POLONIUM 210; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SAMPLING; SOILS

Citation Formats

Vaaramaa, Kaisa, Lehto, Jukka, Solatie, Dina, and Aro, Lasse. {sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb in Forest Soil and in Wild Berries in Finland. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2991222.
Vaaramaa, Kaisa, Lehto, Jukka, Solatie, Dina, & Aro, Lasse. {sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb in Forest Soil and in Wild Berries in Finland. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2991222
Vaaramaa, Kaisa, Lehto, Jukka, Solatie, Dina, and Aro, Lasse. 2008. "{sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb in Forest Soil and in Wild Berries in Finland". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2991222.
@article{osti_21152454,
title = {{sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb in Forest Soil and in Wild Berries in Finland},
author = {Vaaramaa, Kaisa and Lehto, Jukka and Solatie, Dina and Aro, Lasse},
abstractNote = {The behaviour of {sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb was investigated in forests in the Southern Finland site and in the Northern Finland site. Sampling sites were in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests. Maximum activities of {sup 210}Po and {sup 210}Pb in soil columns were found in organic layers. According to preliminary results of wild berry samples, the lowest {sup 210}Po concentrations were found in berries. The highest concentration of {sup 210}Po was found in stems of the blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and the lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) samples.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2991222},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21152454}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1034,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
}