Uncertainties in the use of concentration ratios for modelling NORM waste sites

• Published in: Journal of environmental radioactivity Vol. 222; p. 106315
• Main Authors: Kaasik, Marko, Mora, Juan C., Vives i Batlle, Jordi, Vanhoudt, Nathalie, Tkaczyk, Alan H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Calcium fluoride; Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM); Pine tree; Radioecological model; Radionuclides; Soil; Pine tree; Soil; Radionuclides; Radioecological model; Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM); Calcium fluoride

The activity concentrations of 238U, 226Ra and 210Pb were modelled in Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine trees) on a uniform CaF2 sludge heap in Belgium. The aim of this work is to enhance the knowledge of how transfer factors behave in NORM landfills. The simplest possible model in radioecology is used,...