Content of 137Cs and 90Sr forms in sod-podzolic soils of Belarus in the long period of the accidents at the Chernobyl NPP
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The content of 137Cs and 90Sr forms in sod-podzolic automorphic and semi-hydromorphic (gleamy) soils of different granulometric composition (loamy, sandy loam, sandy) was studied. It was found that during the long post-accident period, a transformation took place in the soils of the forms 137Cs and 90Sr, and a dynamic equilibrium in their content occurred. The content of 137Cs in the form available to plants is currently an insignificant proportion — 5-15%. On the contrary, 90Sr compounds are mainly found in readily available forms, amounting to 60 to 75% in sod-podzolic soils, on average — 67%. This determines its high transitions into plants, especially on mineral soils.
Authors: Mikalai N. Tsybulka, Yuri V. Putyatin
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405580814