Concentration Ratios for Cesium and Strontium in Produce Near Los Alamos

S. Salazar, M.McNaughton, P.R. Fresquez

United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information.

关键词: Vegetables Environmental Monitoring, Vegetation, Radionuclides;    Air Quality;    Food;    Meteorology;    Environmental Monitoring, Vegetation, Radionuclides;   

DOI  :  10.2172/881275
RP-ID  :  LA-14284
RP-ID  :  W-7405-ENG-36
RP-ID  :  881275

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The ratios of the concentrations of radionuclides in produce (fruits, vegetables, and grains) to the concentrations in the soil have been measured for cesium and strontium at locations near Los Alamos. The Soil, Foodstuffs, and Biota Team of the Meteorology and Air Quality Group of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) obtained the data at locations within a radius of 50 miles of LANL. The concentration ratios are in good agreement with previous measurements: 0.01 to 0.06 for cesium-137 and 0.1 to 0.5 for strontium-90 (wet-weight basis).