RE: Cs-137 in soil -Reply

["Paul L. Ziemer" <ziemer@sage.cc.purdue.edu>]

Take a look at the interesting results reported by Andy Wallo 

and co-workers ("Investigations of Natural Variations of 137-Cs 

Concentrations in Residential Soils," Abstract in Health 

Phys.,Vol 66 Supplement, June, 1994, ,p S57).Their analyses 

indicates that cesium moves slowly in the soil and remains in 

the top 15 cm.  Also, cesium concentrations in drainage areas  

such as roof driplines and drain spout discharges are 

significantly higher.  They found that concentrations in some 

cases were more than 10 times greater than would be predicted 

from fallout deposition studies,
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Name: Paul L. Ziemer
E-mail: ziemer@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Paul L. Ziemer)
Date: 09/22/95
Time: 13:19:00

"Truth, wisdom, learning, and good sense -- these are worth 

paying for, but too valuable for you to sell." (Proverbs 23:23)

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SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
W. LAFAYETTE, IN 47907
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