Evaluation of the radioactive substances stored in forest biocenoses of Polissya [the Forest zone of Ukraine. [Ukrainian

• Published in: Problemy Sel' skokhozyaystvennoy Radiologii. Sbornik nauchnykh trudov (Ukraine). no. 4
• Main Authors: Lundin S.M, Kadyhrib O.M, Protsak V.P, Lanshyn V.P, Kovtun M.V
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 1996
• Subjects: analytical methods; biocenose; biocenosis; biocoenosis; bosque de coniferas; caesium; cesio; cesium; coniferous forests; contaminacion radiactiva; contaminantes radiactivos; contamination radioactive; control de la contaminacion; echantillonnage; ecologia forestal; ecologie forestiere; environmental impact assessment; espectrometria; evaluacion del impacto ambiental; evaluation impact sur environnement; forest ecology; forest fires; forest litter; foret resineuse; hojarasca forestal; incendie de foret; incendios forestales; investigacion; isotope radioactif; litiere forestiere; lutte antipollution; muestreo; polluant radioactif; pollution control; radioactive contamination; radioactive pollutants; radioisotopes; radioisotopos; recherche; sampling; soil; sol; spectrometrie; spectrometry; suelo; technique analytique; tecnicas analiticas; ucrania; ukraine

Content and distribution of 137 Cs in the elements of forest biocenoses (needles, bark, wood, litter, cones, brushwood, moss) were estimated in the course of the experimental works carried out at the two sites in the region of the Chernobyl NPP. It was shown that 137 Cs is mainly located in the forest litter (about 95 % of the total amount in all the biocenosis). The data obtained enable to assess the retention and secondary transfer of the radionuclides during forest fires taking into consideration the climate conditions.