April 2016 sees the 30 th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
As a consequence of the accident populations were relocated in Belarus, Russia and …

This paper aims to give an overview of the effect of organic matter on soil–radiocaesium
interaction and its implications on soil-to-plant transfer. Studies carried out after the …

Mechanistic models used for prediction should be parsimonious, as models which are over-
parameterised may have poor predictive performance. Determining whether a model is …

This study examined the radiocesium (RCs) interception potential (RIP), cation exchange
capacity (CEC), total organic carbon (TOC) content, and adsorption species in soils and …

The chapter reviews the studies of the behavior of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in the
soil–water environment that have been carried out over more than 30 years after the …

Soil erosion and its subsequent redeposition across the landscape is a major concern
around the world. A quarter century of research has shown that measurements of the spatial …

The high variability of the soil-to-plant transfer factor of radiocaesium (RCs) compels a
detailed analysis of the radiocaesium interception potential (RIP) of soil, which is one of the …

Numerous radioecological models have been developed to predict radionuclides transfer
from contaminated soils to the food chain, which is an essential step in preparing and …

To reduce radiocesium uptake by rice, large amounts of potassium fertilizer have been
applied to paddy fields contaminated by radiocesium released from the Fukushima Dai-ichi …

Profiles of podzolic soil from boreal forests were sampled from eight sites in Finland and the
distribution of 137Cs in the soil layers was determined. In addition, 239,240 Pu and 241Am …