Effects of Pocket Gopher Burrowing on Cesium‐133 Distribution on Engineered Test Plots

• Published in: Journal of environmental quality Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 1056 - 1062
• Main Authors: Gonzales, G. J., Saladen, M. T., Hakonson, T. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison, WI American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America 01.11.1995; Crop Science Society of America; American Society of Agronomy
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Biological and physicochemical properties of pollutants. Interaction in the soil; Cesium; Exact sciences and technology; Pollution; Q1; Radioisotopes; Rain; Sediment transport; Soil and sediments pollution; Waste management; Radioactive waste; Radioactive pollution; Animal activity; Pollutant behavior; Vegetation; Radioisotope; Soil pollution; Burrowing behavior; Subsurface; Erosion

Very low levels of radionuclides exist on soil surfaces from atmospheric fallout following weapons testing or from stack discharges, and from exposure of some of the older waste storage and disposal sites worldwide. Biological factors including vegetation and animal burrowing can influence the fate...