Abstract
A review has been carried out of information on the fraction of radioactive material, deposited by dry or wet deposition processes, that is intercepted by vegetation. The amount of information available is limited, but it is clear that a substantial fraction may be intercepted in some circumstances. In dry deposition, the results of measurements indicate that interception decreases with increasing particle size for particles larger than about 40 {mu}m. In low volume water sprays, interception fractions for {sup 7}Be, {sup 89}Sr and microspheres of 3 to 25 {mu}m diameter were similar, but that for periodate was lower. The fraction intercepted decreased with an increase in the amount of simulated rainfall. The data are particularly sparse for dry deposition of particles smaller than 30 {mu}m diameter. In addition, there is no information on interception at the moderate rates of rainfall common in Britain, and little is known of the differences between various species of plants. (author).
Citation Formats
Chamberlain, A C, and Garland, J A.
Interception of radioactive fallout by vegetation.
United Kingdom: N. p.,
1991.
Web.
Chamberlain, A C, & Garland, J A.
Interception of radioactive fallout by vegetation.
United Kingdom.
Chamberlain, A C, and Garland, J A.
1991.
"Interception of radioactive fallout by vegetation."
United Kingdom.
@misc{etde_10142469,
title = {Interception of radioactive fallout by vegetation}
author = {Chamberlain, A C, and Garland, J A}
abstractNote = {A review has been carried out of information on the fraction of radioactive material, deposited by dry or wet deposition processes, that is intercepted by vegetation. The amount of information available is limited, but it is clear that a substantial fraction may be intercepted in some circumstances. In dry deposition, the results of measurements indicate that interception decreases with increasing particle size for particles larger than about 40 {mu}m. In low volume water sprays, interception fractions for {sup 7}Be, {sup 89}Sr and microspheres of 3 to 25 {mu}m diameter were similar, but that for periodate was lower. The fraction intercepted decreased with an increase in the amount of simulated rainfall. The data are particularly sparse for dry deposition of particles smaller than 30 {mu}m diameter. In addition, there is no information on interception at the moderate rates of rainfall common in Britain, and little is known of the differences between various species of plants. (author).}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Interception of radioactive fallout by vegetation}
author = {Chamberlain, A C, and Garland, J A}
abstractNote = {A review has been carried out of information on the fraction of radioactive material, deposited by dry or wet deposition processes, that is intercepted by vegetation. The amount of information available is limited, but it is clear that a substantial fraction may be intercepted in some circumstances. In dry deposition, the results of measurements indicate that interception decreases with increasing particle size for particles larger than about 40 {mu}m. In low volume water sprays, interception fractions for {sup 7}Be, {sup 89}Sr and microspheres of 3 to 25 {mu}m diameter were similar, but that for periodate was lower. The fraction intercepted decreased with an increase in the amount of simulated rainfall. The data are particularly sparse for dry deposition of particles smaller than 30 {mu}m diameter. In addition, there is no information on interception at the moderate rates of rainfall common in Britain, and little is known of the differences between various species of plants. (author).}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}