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Soil sampling and 137Cs analysis of the chernobyl fallout in Greece

✍ Scribed by S.E. Simopoulos

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1989
Weight
423 KB
Volume
40
Category
Article
ISSN
0883-2889

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✦ Synopsis

A total of 1242 samples of soil, collected over Greece, during the period May-November 1986, were counted and analysed for 137Cs from Chernobyl fallout. The counting was performed using a NaI detector on-line to a microcomputer, moreover, 252 of the samples were also analysed using Ge detectors, for inter-comparison and also for the assessment of other long-lived isotopes in the fallout. The results show that 137Cs fallout from Chernobyl presents a remarkable geographical variability. The evaluated ground activity due to 137Cs deposition ranges between 0.01 and 137 kBq/m2.

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