Activity concentration of 210Pb(210Po) in soils taken from cultivated lands

The radiochemical contamination (210Po and238U) of zone around phosphogypsum waste heap in Wiślinka (northern Poland)

“…Our results for 210 Po in the control edible plants samples were somewhat higher than the data obtained by Pietrzak-Flis [59] , which suggests probably diverse substratum (with or without phosphated fertilizers), because the interaction of radionuclide behaviour in soil depends on environmental factors as well as farming practice. [60] The highest concentration values for 210 Po and 238 U in soil and crops may be related to the kind of soils and the washout effect from the rainfall, respectively. [61,62] The substratum soil for analyzed plants were of two types: alluvial soils (generally private household I and II near phosphogypsum waste heap and private household near Czapielsk and Luzino) and peat (area near phosphogypsum waste heap).…”

The radioactivity measurements in soil, coal and water in south Marmara region of Turkey

“…Radioactivity levels in Turkey have been documented in previously published papers for soil samples (Varinlioglu and Köse, 2005;Aslani et al, 2005;Baykara and Dogru, 2006;Ereeş et al, 2006), for drinking water, ground water and thermal spring water (Öztürk and Yılmaz, 2000;Baba, 2002;Dogru and Canbazoglu, 2002;Topçuoglu et al, 2003;Örgün et al, 2005;Yarar and Kam, 2005;Erees et al, 2006;Baykara and Dogru, 2006 al., 2006), and for lignite (Ayçik and Ercan, 1997;Varinlioglu et al, 1998Varinlioglu et al, , 2000.…”

Vertical distribution of 226Ra and 210Po in agricultural soils in Buyuk Menderes Basin, Turkey

“…The current study was carried out on five selected cultivated sites located in the Buyuk Menderes Basin because the 226 Ra and 210 Po activity levels were found higher in West of the Basin as compared to inland sites of the Buyuk Menderes Basin reported in our previous study [10,14]. The 210 Po activity in uncultivated soil profile showed almost homogeneous distribution downward the soil profile.…”

“…The soil texture of the Buyuk Menderes Basin in our previous study was recorded as 1-13% for clay, 1-42% for silt and 58-99% for sand content. In addition, the organic matter and pH value of soil samples were also determined in the range of 1.2-13.0% and 5.65-8.35, respectively [14].…”