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Title: Emission and transport of cesium-137 from boreal biomass burning in the summer of 2010

Journal Article · · Journal of Geophysical Research. D. (Atmospheres)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD017382· OSTI ID:1049660

While atmospheric concentrations of cesium-137 have decreased since the nuclear testing era, resuspension of Cs-137 during biomass burning provides an ongoing emission source. The summer of 2010 was an intense biomass burning season in western Russia, with high levels of particulate matter impacting air quality and visibility. A radionuclide monitoring station in western Russia shows enhanced airborne Cs-137 concentrations during the wildfire period. Since Cs-137 binds to aerosols, satellite observations of aerosols and fire occurrences can provide a global-scale context for Cs-137 emissions and transport during biomass burning events.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1049660
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-89641; 400403209; TRN: US201218%%138
Journal Information:
Journal of Geophysical Research. D. (Atmospheres), Vol. 117
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English