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Radio-sulfur (35S) as short-term water residence time tracer – Step-by-step instruction for sample preparation and LSC setup
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107627
Michael Schubert , Juergen Kopitz , Sabine Taeglich , Richard K. Bibby , Lorenzo Copia , Bradley McGuire , Stephen Wangari , Astrid Harjung
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Detecting 127Xe in an atmospheric tracer experiment
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107614
Paul W. Eslinger , Matthew A. Goodwin , Ramesh S. Sarathi , Glen A. Warren , Brian T. Schrom , Michael Foxe , Daniel Chester , Graham Galvin , Reagan S. Turley , L. Daniel Hardy , PE-1 Experiment Team
{"title":"Detecting 127Xe in an atmospheric tracer experiment","authors":"Paul W. Eslinger ,&nbsp;Matthew A. Goodwin ,&nbsp;Ramesh S. Sarathi ,&nbsp;Glen A. Warren ,&nbsp;Brian T. Schrom ,&nbsp;Michael Foxe ,&nbsp;Daniel Chester ,&nbsp;Graham Galvin ,&nbsp;Reagan S. Turley ,&nbsp;L. Daniel Hardy ,&nbsp;PE-1 Experiment Team","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107614","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107614","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Xcounts algorithm for calculating air concentrations of radioactive xenon isotopes (Eslinger et al., 2023) has been extended to estimate <sup>127</sup>Xe in addition to <sup>131m</sup>Xe, <sup>133m</sup>Xe, <sup>133</sup>Xe, and <sup>135</sup>Xe. The algorithm was applied to 119 samples collected with a SAUNA Q<sub>B</sub> system (Ringbom et al., 2023) during a two-month atmospheric tracer release experiment. The algorithm identified two samples with <sup>127</sup>Xe present from a single 1.5 h release about 3.5 km upwind of the sampler and no false detections of <sup>127</sup>Xe were observed in the other samples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107614"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143171359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Deployment of portable, modular gas samplers as part of an atmospheric tracer experiment
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107611
Khiloni A. Shah , Nathan D. Anderson , Paul M. Baltoi , JohnPeter Bekker , Sarah T. Castro , Grayson N. Constantine , George J. Coutoumanos , Ethan P. Fowler , Kevin A. Guerra , Clayton C. Hudson , Nicholas M. Kaitschuck , John B. Lyle , Ian Sepdham , Miles A. Bodmer , James H. Ely , Michael P. Foxe , Harry S. Miley , Carolyn E. Seifert , A. Christian Stanciu , Lynn S. Wood , Derek A. Haas
{"title":"Deployment of portable, modular gas samplers as part of an atmospheric tracer experiment","authors":"Khiloni A. Shah ,&nbsp;Nathan D. Anderson ,&nbsp;Paul M. Baltoi ,&nbsp;JohnPeter Bekker ,&nbsp;Sarah T. Castro ,&nbsp;Grayson N. Constantine ,&nbsp;George J. Coutoumanos ,&nbsp;Ethan P. Fowler ,&nbsp;Kevin A. Guerra ,&nbsp;Clayton C. Hudson ,&nbsp;Nicholas M. Kaitschuck ,&nbsp;John B. Lyle ,&nbsp;Ian Sepdham ,&nbsp;Miles A. Bodmer ,&nbsp;James H. Ely ,&nbsp;Michael P. Foxe ,&nbsp;Harry S. Miley ,&nbsp;Carolyn E. Seifert ,&nbsp;A. Christian Stanciu ,&nbsp;Lynn S. Wood ,&nbsp;Derek A. Haas","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Underground nuclear explosions release noble gases into the atmosphere that can be detected to support international monitoring efforts. Atmospheric transport models help predict the movement of these gases over long distances, but struggle to predict the movement in the atmosphere local to the release. A field experiment was designed to monitor the movement of <sup>127</sup>Xe within a 5-km radius. Four gas samplers were deployed as part of this experiment to collect atmospheric samples at various distances from the release point. These samples were then analyzed in a near-field lab using a NaI(Tl) detector and in an off-site lab using gamma-gamma coincidence and beta-gamma coincidence counting.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107611"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Radiological considerations in using uranium mine waste rock for road construction materials 利用铀矿废石筑路材料的放射性考虑。
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107613
Gopal P. Verma , Pallavi Singhal , Sanjay Kumar Jha , Pradeep Bhargava , Abhigyan , Vivek Shanker Shrivasatava , Narendra Kumar Shetty , Aditi C. Patra , Dinesh Kumar Aswal
{"title":"Radiological considerations in using uranium mine waste rock for road construction materials","authors":"Gopal P. Verma ,&nbsp;Pallavi Singhal ,&nbsp;Sanjay Kumar Jha ,&nbsp;Pradeep Bhargava ,&nbsp;Abhigyan ,&nbsp;Vivek Shanker Shrivasatava ,&nbsp;Narendra Kumar Shetty ,&nbsp;Aditi C. Patra ,&nbsp;Dinesh Kumar Aswal","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107613","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107613","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>India's road construction is vital for its infrastructure growth, requiring approximately 20,000 tons of high-quality aggregates per kilometer - materials that are increasingly scarce, leading to higher costs and delays. The industrial sector, a cornerstone of the Indian economy, also struggles with waste management. Earlier studies suggested that industrial waste can be used in road construction materials however, the radiological considerations were not focused. This paper explores the potential of utilizing uranium mine waste rock in road construction materials. In the early stages of uranium mining in India, millions of tons of waste rock are generated and typically discarded, requiring extensive land and costly management. In this study, we assessed the radiological considerations in using waste rocks as road construction material generated from lean uranium ore. For this, a typical layered road design in India is adopted and dose rate were evaluated by QAD-CGGP code calculations and real-world measurements. Results indicate that the external radiation dose by using these waste rock in road construction materials remains below 1 mSv/year for the public. The observed dose rate complies the National regulatory agency; Atomic Energy Regulatory Board criteria of 1 mSv/y for the unrestricted use of bulk materials in public domain. This approach not only addresses resource scarcity but also supports environmental sustainability by conserving natural resources, reducing ecological imbalances, and promoting a circular economy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107613"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142965280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Kinetic evaluation for 137Cs desorption from riverine particles in seawater, and exploration of sorbent agents for fixation of the desorbed fraction
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107620
Hyoe Takata, Yoshifumi Wakiyama, Toshihiro Wada
{"title":"Kinetic evaluation for 137Cs desorption from riverine particles in seawater, and exploration of sorbent agents for fixation of the desorbed fraction","authors":"Hyoe Takata,&nbsp;Yoshifumi Wakiyama,&nbsp;Toshihiro Wada","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107620","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107620","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we evaluated 1) the potential ability of sorbents to adsorb <sup>137</sup>Cs desorbed from contaminated riverine particles that had been introduced into seawater, and 2) the rates of desorption of <sup>137</sup>Cs from weak and strong sorption sites. We performed particle–seawater desorption experiments to simulate the mixing of riverine particles with seawater and used a kinetic model to simulate results. We tested two sorbent agents: beach sand collected from less contaminated coast and zeolite. Neither of the two sorbents sorbed the <sup>137</sup>Cs that desorbed from the contaminated river sediment particles because of competition for sorption sites from cations abundant in seawater. Rates of desorption from strong sorption sites, which accounted for 77–99% of the <sup>137</sup>Cs carried by the particles, were 3–4 orders of magnitude slower than the rates of desorption from weak sorption sites. The implication was that most <sup>137</sup>Cs can be tightly sorbed onto particles. Desorption of <sup>137</sup>Cs from weak sorption sites was estimated to be almost complete within 30 min, but <sup>137</sup>Cs sorbed onto weak sorption sites was a minor component (1–23% of total <sup>137</sup>Cs) of <sup>137</sup>Cs on riverine particles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107620"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The impact of ENSO on near-surface Beryllium-7 ENSO对近地表铍-7的影响。
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107592
K. Schaar , T. Spiegl , T. Sato , U. Langematz
{"title":"The impact of ENSO on near-surface Beryllium-7","authors":"K. Schaar ,&nbsp;T. Spiegl ,&nbsp;T. Sato ,&nbsp;U. Langematz","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The concentration of near-surface Beryllium-7 contains valuable information about the atmosphere, e.g., the tropospheric circulation, precipitation pattern or specific atmospheric phenomena, like the El Niño Southern Oscillation. Here, we modelled the transport and deposition of Beryllium-7 from galactic cosmic rays for 1850–2100, using the ECHAM/MESSy atmospheric chemistry climate model, and analyzed the variability of near-surface Beryllium-7 due to the El Niño Southern Oscillation. We find that our simulated Beryllium-7 time series agree well with Beryllium-7 measurements from the international monitoring system of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. The analysis of the time series reveals significant Beryllium-7 patterns for El Niño and La Niña in the equatorial Pacific region, controlled by precipitation anomalies and the respective state of the Walker Circulation. Furthermore, our simulations show an intensification of the Beryllium-7 pattern for El Niño and La Niña in the future. Additionally, our findings suggest that near-surface Beryllium-7 could be used as an additional indicator or even predictor of the upcoming phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107592"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142807025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A gamma-ray imaging method for multiple radionuclides and low-activity radioactive sources 多种放射性核素和低活度放射源的伽马射线成像方法。
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107606
Donghai Fan , Rui Wu , Dengke Wei , Yingrui Li , Tingting Tan , Gangqiang Zha
{"title":"A gamma-ray imaging method for multiple radionuclides and low-activity radioactive sources","authors":"Donghai Fan ,&nbsp;Rui Wu ,&nbsp;Dengke Wei ,&nbsp;Yingrui Li ,&nbsp;Tingting Tan ,&nbsp;Gangqiang Zha","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107606","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107606","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Gamma-ray coded-aperture imaging technology has important applications in the fields of nuclear security, isolated source detection, and the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. However, artifacts can reduce the quality of reconstructed images and affect the identification of the intensity and location of radioactive sources. In this paper, a gamma-ray coded-aperture imaging method based on primitive and reversed coded functions (PRCF) was proposed to reduce imaging artifacts. Building on this, the PRCF method was improved by integrating energy spectral information collected by the detector. By selecting energy intervals corresponding to characteristic energies of different radioactive sources for data filtering, the imaging capability of the PRCF method was further enhanced for multiple radioactive sources. Through simulation, the selection range of the correction factor in the PRCF method was determined. Single-source and multi-source imaging experiments were conducted using the self-built coded-aperture imaging system based on a CdZnTe pixel detector, and the selection criteria for the energy interval ranges of different radioactive sources were established. Compared with the conventional maximum likelihood expectation maximization (MLEM) method, the improved PRCF method not only effectively reduced artifacts and enhanced the imaging quality, but also ensured the accuracy of imaging results for multiple radioactive sources. Moreover, through imaging experiments using low-activity <sup>137</sup>Cs and high-activity <sup>241</sup>Am and <sup>133</sup>Ba, it was demonstrated that the PRCF method can achieve low-count imaging in complex environments, providing a solution for imaging low-activity radioactive sources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107606"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142894710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Machine learning techniques for the prediction of indoor gamma-ray dose rates – Strengths, weaknesses and implications for epidemiology 用于室内伽马射线剂量率预测的机器学习技术——优势、劣势和对流行病学的影响。
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107595
G.M. Kendall , J.D. Appleton , P. Chernyavskiy , A. Arsham , M.P. Little
{"title":"Machine learning techniques for the prediction of indoor gamma-ray dose rates – Strengths, weaknesses and implications for epidemiology","authors":"G.M. Kendall ,&nbsp;J.D. Appleton ,&nbsp;P. Chernyavskiy ,&nbsp;A. Arsham ,&nbsp;M.P. Little","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107595","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107595","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigate methods that improve the estimation of indoor gamma ray dose rates at locations where measurements had not been made. These new predictions use a greater range of modelling techniques and larger variety of explanatory variables than our previous examinations of this subject. Specifically, we now employ three types of machine learning models in addition to the geostatistical, nearest neighbour and other earlier models. A large number of parameters, mostly describing the characteristics of dwellings in the area in question, have been added to the set of explanatory variables. The use of machine learning methods results in significantly improved predictions over earlier models. The machine learning models are noisy and there is some instability in the relative importance of particular explanatory variables although there are general and consistent tendencies supporting the importance of certain classes of variable. However, the range of predicted indoor gamma ray dose rates is much smaller than that of the measurements. It is probable that epidemiological studies using such predictions will have lower statistical power than those based on direct measurements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107595"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142894798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Modelling the combined effects of ionising radiation and chemical pollutants on wildlife populations 模拟电离辐射和化学污染物对野生动物种群的综合影响。
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107615
Jordi Vives i Batlle
{"title":"Modelling the combined effects of ionising radiation and chemical pollutants on wildlife populations","authors":"Jordi Vives i Batlle","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107615","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107615","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A population model is presented to study the combined effects of ionising radiation and chemical pollutants on wildlife. The model is based on first order, non-linear and logistic differential equations combining mortality, morbidity and reproduction phenomena with life history data and ecological interactions. Acclimation is considered as a possible mechanism to study theoretically this effect at low levels of radiation or chemical concentration. Radiation and chemical-induced damages are represented by a ‘repairing pool’ mediating between healthy, damaged, acclimated, and irrecoverable individuals. Damages to population, fecundity and the repairing pool are represented by a linear-quadratic function combining radiation dose and chemical concentration terms. The endpoints of the model are repairable damages (morbidity), impairment of reproductive ability and mortality.</div><div>The model is evaluated with a mixed ionising radiation/arsenate demonstration scenario to illustrate the combined effect of radiation and chemical pollutants upon the sustainability of a hypothetical vole population, including the influence of acclimation, given the assumption that the repair of both radiation and toxicity damages share the same mechanism. A sensitivity analysis of the model illustrates the effects of combining radiation dose and chemical concentration on self-repairing and reproductive ability for the population, exploring cases of antagonism and synergism by varying the relevant model parameters.</div><div>This model provides a conceptual framework to address mixed radiological and chemical effects to wildlife populations. It can be used to assess the robustness of the benchmarks used in wildlife radiological assessment, informing ongoing regulatory debates on their applicability to mixed stressor situations. Future research will enable to draw conclusions about the most restrictive mixed exposure situations in terms of effects to the population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107615"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142970925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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In-situ gamma-ray measurement to estimate depth distribution of 137Cs in farmland in Fukushima Prefecture 福岛县农田137Cs深度分布的原位伽玛测量。
IF 1.9 3区 环境科学与生态学
Journal of environmental radioactivity Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107610
Sadao Momota , Yoshihiro Okuda , Minoru Tanigaki , Yoshitaka Ohkubo , Takashi Saito
{"title":"In-situ gamma-ray measurement to estimate depth distribution of 137Cs in farmland in Fukushima Prefecture","authors":"Sadao Momota ,&nbsp;Yoshihiro Okuda ,&nbsp;Minoru Tanigaki ,&nbsp;Yoshitaka Ohkubo ,&nbsp;Takashi Saito","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107610","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107610","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Radioactive cesium released into the atmosphere caused by the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011 has contaminated the surrounding area. We confirmed the applicability of in-situ methods to evaluate the depth distribution of <sup>137</sup>Cs by employing the ratio of Compton-scattering and photo-peak components (<em>r</em><sub>C</sub>) obtained from measured gamma-ray spectra. In the present study, we applied the in-situ method to farmlands in Fukushima Prefecture whose sites were disturbed by decontamination and plowing operations. <em>r</em><sub>C</sub> and the net count of the 662-keV photo-peak, <em>n</em><sub>peak</sub>, were obtained from gamma-ray spectra measured using a portable CsI detector. Reasonable <em>r</em><sub>C</sub> was obtained by removing the contribution of naturally occurring radioactive materials through a simple and versatile procedure. The depth distribution of <sup>137</sup>Cs measured using the conventional sampling method was reproduced using the Fermi distribution function. The concentration of <sup>137</sup>Cs on the ground surface, <em>N</em>(0), and the depth at which the concentration becomes half of <em>N</em>(0), <em>d</em><sub>1/2</sub>, can be described by simple functions of <em>n</em><sub>peak</sub> and <em>r</em><sub>C</sub>, respectively. We also confirmed that the Monte Carlo simulation is useful to reproduce the present results, taking into account the contribution of <sup>134</sup>Cs and the detection system properly.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15667,"journal":{"name":"Journal of environmental radioactivity","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 107610"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142970943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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