210Pb-Atmospheric deposition in lichen-carpets in northern Sweden during 1961-1969
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- 1 January 1970
- journal article
- Published by Stockholm University Press in Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
- Vol. 22 (5), 564
- https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v22i5.10251
Abstract
The 210Pb-content of lichen-carpets collected in Northern Sweden (62.3° N, 12.4° E) from 1961 until 1969 has been studied. The analytical method used was wet ashing with nitric and perchloric acid and spontaneous deposition of 210Po on silver dises. The ∝-activity of 210Po was measured with a silicon-surface-barrier detector.No maximum 210Pb-content in lichen was found in 1963–1965 which could be compared with that previously found for 137Cs, 55Fe and 90Sr, which were released by nuclear-weapons tests during 1961–62. Thus there was no special evidence of any release of significant amounts of artificial 210Pb into the atmosphere by these tests.The average 210Pb-area-content of lichen during 1962–68 was found to be 16±2 nCi/m2 and the deposition rate of 210Pb was estimated to be 1.7±0.3 nCi/m2 a. The effective half life for elimination of 210Pb from the lichen-carpet was estimated to be 7±2 a.The vertical distribution of 210Pb in the lichen-carpet was also studied, and the highest concentrations wer...Keywords
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