Abstract:
:Vertical distribution and inventories of (137)Cs have been determined using radiocesium distributions in presumably undistributed soil profiles, collected from 36 sites distributed all over Syria (eastern Mediterranean region). Vertical distributions of (137)Cs in the collected profiles were found to be strongly correlated with soil type and five groups were identified. Based on these profiles, total (137)Cs inventory (bomb test and Chernobyl) varied between 320 Bq m(-2) and 9,647 Bq m(-2). Geographical mapping of (137)Cs inventories showed that the highest values were found in the coastal, middle and north-east regions of Syria indicating that Chernobyl atmospheric contribution to the total (137)Cs deposition in the region is predominant. In contrast, the lowest values were found in the south-east region (Syrian Badia), where a relatively uniform distribution was observed, which may only be attributed to the past global nuclear bomb test. The measured inventories were also compared with a mathematical model for estimating bomb derived (137)Cs reference inventories.
journal_name
J Environ Radioactjournal_title
Journal of environmental radioactivityauthors
Al-Masri MSdoi
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.08.006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
187-98issue
2eissn
0265-931Xissn
1879-1700pii
S0265-931X(05)00248-1journal_volume
86pub_type
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