Distribution of 137Cs in a Low Arctic Ecosystem in West Greenland

• Main Author: Morten Strandberg
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1994
• Subjects: Key words; radiocesium; deposition; distribution; faeces; Greenland; lichen; moss; 137Cs; Salix; Arctic; Kangerlussuaq; Skarvefjeld; muskox; ovibos moschatus; Rangifer tarandus; Søndre strømfjord
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.486.1308; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic50-3-216.pdf

ABSTRACT. During the summer of 1992, sampling of soil and vegetation was carried out at five localities in West Greenland to investigate the distribution of 137Cs in soil and in some reindeer fodder plants. Depending on the locality, between 69 % and 97% of the total 137Cs deposition resided in the...