Ядерна фізика та енергетика Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy   ISSN: 1818-331X (Print), 2074-0565 (Online)   Publisher: Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine   Languages: Ukrainian, English   Periodicity: 4 times per year   Open access peer reviewed journal

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Yu. V. Khomutinin^*, M. A. Zhurba, S. E. Levchuk, O. V. Kosarchuk, S. V. Polishchuk, V. V. Pavliuchenko

Ukrainian Institute of Agricultural Radiology of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

^*Corresponding author. E-mail address: khomutinin@gmail.com

Abstract: Maps of the ¹³⁷Cs contamination of abandoned agricultural land in Narodychi district (Zhytomyr region) were built using data of the radiological survey. Statistical characteristics of the soil contamination with ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, and plutonium isotopes (median, geometric standard deviation, upper limit for Р = 0.9) were estimated. Contamination of the local crops with ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr as well as the risk of exceeding permissible levels were estimated. Recommendations for the return of these lands for commercial use are provided.

Keywords: contamination of land with ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr, mapping, forecasting of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr uptake.

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