Re: Gamma spec. of natural soil

[Udo Gerstmann <gerstmann@gsf.de>]

For some examples of Cs-137 depth profiles in soil have a look at:

Bunzl et al., Analyst 117 (1992) 469 - 474
Bunzl et al., J. Environm. Radioactivity 22 (1994) 11 - 27
Jia et al., Health Phys. 77 (1994) 52 - 61

Regards


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Dr. Udo Ch. Gerstmann, Diplom-Chemiker
Institut für Strahlenschutz
GSF - Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit, GmbH
Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
Phone: +49-89-3187-2359, Fax: +49-89-3187-3323
email: gerstmann@gsf.de
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Mr Jo schrieb:

> To soil samplers and analyzers:
>
> I took natural soil samples from the depths of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 feet from
> one location. There were no Cs-137 peaks from the samples taken at 4 feet and
> deeper. Is this normal? This area is dry and average rainfall is less than 10
> inches per year (I think). I used Genie2K + extended range HPGe for this
> analysis. Thank you. M. Jo




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