Measurement limits to 134Cs concentration in soil

J. K. Ahn; J. S. Kim; H. M. Lee; H. Kim; T. H. Kim; J. N. Park; Y. S. Kang; H. S. Lee; S. J. Kim; J. Y. Park; S. Y. Ryu; H. Ch Kim; W. G. Kang; S. K. Kim

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.05.006

Measurement limits to 134Cs concentration in soil

J. K. Ahn, J. S. Kim, H. M. Lee, H. Kim, T. H. Kim, J. N. Park, Y. S. Kang, H. S. Lee, S. J. Kim, J. Y. Park, S. Y. Ryu, H. Ch Kim, W. G. Kang, S. K. Kim

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We investigate the caesium concentrations in soils in mountain areas near Gori nuclear power plant in Korea, focusing on the measurement limits to the ¹³⁴Cs. In order to lower the minimum detectable amount (MDA) of activity for the ¹³⁴Cs, we have used the ammonium molybdophosphate (AMP) precipitation method to get rid of the ⁴⁰K existing in natural radioactivity, which reduces the MDA activity about 10 times smaller than those without the AMP precipitation method. The MDA results for the ¹³⁴Cs were found to be in the range between 0.015 and 0.044Bq/kg-dry weight. In order to diminish the background, we also have measured a part of the soil samples in Yangyang, a small town in the east coast of Korea. However, it turns out that in order to detect the ¹³⁴Cs in the samples the MDA should be reduced to the level of mBq/kg-dry weight.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1294-1298
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	69
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.05.006
Publication status	Published - 2011 Sept
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

134Cs
137Cs
Ammonium molybdophosphate (AMP) precipitation method
Minimum detectable amount (MDA)

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