Accumulation and Distribution of <sup>137</sup>Cs and <sup>90</sup>Sr Radionuclides in the Forests of the «Drevlyansky» Nature Reserve

Ludmila Romantschuk; Volodymyr Ustymenko; Pavlo Didenko

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Accumulation and Distribution of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr Radionuclides in the Forests of the «Drevlyansky» Nature Reserve

Ludmila Romantschuk, Volodymyr Ustymenko, Pavlo Didenko

Published in International Journal of Ecotoxicology and Ecobiology (Volume 6, Issue 2)

Received: 7 June 2021 Accepted: 29 June 2021 Published: 8 July 2021

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Abstract

This study was conducted in order to define the main physical and chemical properties of the soil, data on the accumulation as well as transfer of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr radionuclides in the main components of the forest biocenosis of the Drevlyansky Nature Reserve, which is located in the area affected by radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant catastrophy. The processes of radionuclide migration by the soil profile have been studied, the highest level of pollution density in the upper soil layers has been noted in the layers of 0-2, 2-4 cm. The analysis of the main agrophysical indicators of soils is carried out in the main forest types of for the territory of the Drevlyansky Nature Reserve. The process of radionuclides migration from soil to plants was also studied by determining the coefficient of soil to plant transfer factor (TF) and accumulation (A) of such radionuclides as ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr. The maximum transition coefficient was recorded during migration to Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hill., – 33,38 for ¹³⁷Cs and 34,97 for ⁹⁰Sr and the lowest to Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. – 2,38 for ¹³⁷Cs and 9,27 for ⁹⁰Sr An increase in the transition coefficient was observed with increasing of soil moisture.

Published in	International Journal of Ecotoxicology and Ecobiology (Volume 6, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijee.20210602.11
Page(s)	29-33
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Natural Reserve, Radionuclides, Transfer Factor, Activity Concentration

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Ludmila Romantschuk, Volodymyr Ustymenko, Pavlo Didenko. Accumulation and Distribution of 137Cs and 90Sr Radionuclides in the Forests of the «Drevlyansky» Nature Reserve. Int J Ecotoxicol Ecobiol. 2021;6(2):29-33. doi: 10.11648/j.ijee.20210602.11

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Ludmila Romantschuk

Department of Biology and Forest Protection, Faculty of Forestry, Polissya National University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Volodymyr Ustymenko

Department of Biology and Forest Protection, Faculty of Forestry, Polissya National University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Pavlo Didenko

Department of Biology and Forest Protection, Faculty of Forestry, Polissya National University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

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