title: Radioactive contamination of forests in Poland.
abstract: Partial results of a large survey of radioactive contamination in Polish forests are presented. All measurements were performed with low-background gamma spectrometers. The measurement method is briefly described. Activities of 137Cs, 134Cs, 125Sb, 106Ru, 144Ce, 154Eu, 155Eu, and 60Co in A0 and A1 layers of forest litter from all over Poland are determined. The geographical distribution of contamination as well as its origin is discussed. Nonuniform composition of the Chernobyl fallout over Poland is confirmed and documented.
authors.affiliation: Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mietelski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Macharski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jasińska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Broda
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D008954:Models, Biological; D011044:Poland; D011210:Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D014455:Ukraine
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive