Use of tree bark to monitor radionuclide pollution

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636498· OSTI ID:6432534

Brownridge, J D

The outer surface bark of many trees is an excellent monitoring source of fallout radionuclides. The accumulation and retention of these pollutants is evident by the presence of /sup 106/Ru, /sup 125/Sb, /sup 144/Ce and /sup 155/Eu in the outer layer of bark from many trees surveyed during this study. The accumulation and retention of these and other radionuclides suggest that tree bark is an ecosystem monitoring resource that should be exploited for these and possible other environmental pollutants. Therefore, the emphasis of this study was a broad survey of the detectability of gamma-ray emitting radionuclides in and on tree bark rather than a narrow quantitative study.

• Research Organization: State Univ. of New York, Binghamton
• OSTI ID: 6432534
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 35:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BARK
RADIOSENSITIVITY
RADIOISOTOPES
GAMMA DETECTION
TREES
RADIATION MONITORING
ANTIMONY 125
BERYLLIUM 7
CERIUM 144
EUROPIUM 155
FALLOUT
NEW YORK
POTASSIUM 40
RADIOACTIVITY
RUTHENIUM 106
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ANTIMONY ISOTOPES
BERYLLIUM ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CERIUM ISOTOPES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DETECTION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EUROPIUM ISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FEDERAL REGION II
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PLANT TISSUES
PLANTS
POTASSIUM ISOTOPES
RADIATION DETECTION
RARE EARTH ISOTOPES
RARE EARTH NUCLEI
RUTHENIUM ISOTOPES
TISSUES
USA
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
500300* - Environment
Atmospheric- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
560173 - Radiation Effects- Nuclide Kinetics & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)