Abstract
Field and laboratory studies have been used to investigate the role of the plant litter layer in upland habitats. Radiocaesium, deposited unhomogeneously, by the Chernobyl accident, ranged from 1 3000 - 2 400 Bq kgsup(-1) in a range of plant litters in May 1992. In the field 45% of the {sup 137}Cs in heather litter was released over a two year period. Litter leachates contained 0.1 -0.7 Bq 1{sup -1} of {sup 137}Cs. Microbial population size has also been shown to affect {sup 137}Cs release rates in laboratory experiments on heather and spruce litter. {sup 137}Cs distribution within litter has been investigated by sequential extraction techniques and it was shown that there is a potential long term immobilization of c. 20% of litter {sup 137}Cs by the lignin component. (author).
Horrill, A D;
Kennedy, V H;
Dent, T L;
Thomson, A J
[1]
- Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Grange-on-Sands (United Kingdom). Merlewood Research Station
Citation Formats
Horrill, A D, Kennedy, V H, Dent, T L, and Thomson, A J.
The role of the plant litter layer in the recycling of radiocaesium in upland habitats.
United Kingdom: N. p.,
1992.
Web.
Horrill, A D, Kennedy, V H, Dent, T L, & Thomson, A J.
The role of the plant litter layer in the recycling of radiocaesium in upland habitats.
United Kingdom.
Horrill, A D, Kennedy, V H, Dent, T L, and Thomson, A J.
1992.
"The role of the plant litter layer in the recycling of radiocaesium in upland habitats."
United Kingdom.
@misc{etde_10153528,
title = {The role of the plant litter layer in the recycling of radiocaesium in upland habitats}
author = {Horrill, A D, Kennedy, V H, Dent, T L, and Thomson, A J}
abstractNote = {Field and laboratory studies have been used to investigate the role of the plant litter layer in upland habitats. Radiocaesium, deposited unhomogeneously, by the Chernobyl accident, ranged from 1 3000 - 2 400 Bq kgsup(-1) in a range of plant litters in May 1992. In the field 45% of the {sup 137}Cs in heather litter was released over a two year period. Litter leachates contained 0.1 -0.7 Bq 1{sup -1} of {sup 137}Cs. Microbial population size has also been shown to affect {sup 137}Cs release rates in laboratory experiments on heather and spruce litter. {sup 137}Cs distribution within litter has been investigated by sequential extraction techniques and it was shown that there is a potential long term immobilization of c. 20% of litter {sup 137}Cs by the lignin component. (author).}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1992}
month = {Aug}
}
title = {The role of the plant litter layer in the recycling of radiocaesium in upland habitats}
author = {Horrill, A D, Kennedy, V H, Dent, T L, and Thomson, A J}
abstractNote = {Field and laboratory studies have been used to investigate the role of the plant litter layer in upland habitats. Radiocaesium, deposited unhomogeneously, by the Chernobyl accident, ranged from 1 3000 - 2 400 Bq kgsup(-1) in a range of plant litters in May 1992. In the field 45% of the {sup 137}Cs in heather litter was released over a two year period. Litter leachates contained 0.1 -0.7 Bq 1{sup -1} of {sup 137}Cs. Microbial population size has also been shown to affect {sup 137}Cs release rates in laboratory experiments on heather and spruce litter. {sup 137}Cs distribution within litter has been investigated by sequential extraction techniques and it was shown that there is a potential long term immobilization of c. 20% of litter {sup 137}Cs by the lignin component. (author).}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1992}
month = {Aug}
}