qualitative estimates of soil disturbance in the vicinity of CANDU stations, utilizing measurements of ~137Cs and ~210Pb in soil cores

摘要

Anthropogenically derived ~14C has been used to trace recent carbon input in a study of carbon accumulation and turnover in Canadian soils. In order to do so, documentation of the undisturbed nature of the soil horizons sampled was of prime concern. Although all the sites chosen for coring were currently uncultivated, detailed information on long-term land usage was not available.