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The vertical distribution of85Sr and137Cs in undisturbed single-contaminated agricultural soils have been studied during their irrigation with wet atmospheric precipitation in dependence on time under laboratory conditions for about one year. The soil samples were collected from several localities in the environment of nuclear power plants at Dukovany and Jaslovské Bohunice using a special auger. The samples were placed into polyethylene columns of 9 cm in diameter and 20 cm in height. The activity of radionuclides in soil profiles after their separation into single layers were counted by Ge(Li) semiconductor gamma-spectrometry. Based on the exponential depth distribution of radionuclides, the values of their migration parameters as relaxation depth, migration rate and retardation factor were calculated. The influence of the permanent grass cover and of the applied zeolite on the migration parameters of these radionuclides was also investigated.
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Palágyi, Š., Palágyiová, J. Migration of85Sr and137Cs in vertical soil profiles. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 241, 475–481 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347200
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