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

Journal Article · Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2991222· OSTI ID:21152454

Vaaramaa, Kaisa; Lehto, Jukka ^[1]; Solatie, Dina ^[2]; Aro, Lasse ^[3]

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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)

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.

• OSTI ID: 21152454
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1034, 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); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BLUEBERRIES
FINLAND
FORESTS
LEAD 210
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
PINES
POLONIUM 210
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
SAMPLING
SOILS