Ядерна фізика та енергетика Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy   ISSN: 1818-331X (Print), 2074-0565 (Online)   Publisher: Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine   Languages: Ukrainian, English   Periodicity: 4 times per year   Open access peer reviewed journal

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Yu. V. Khomutinin^*, O. V. Kosarchuk, S. V. Polischuk

Ukrainian Institute of Agricultural Radiology, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

^*Corresponding author. E-mail address: khomutinin@gmail.com

Abstract: A methodology for mapping the density of ¹³⁷Cs contamination of agricultural land is proposed and tested. The methodology is based on data on gamma-dose rate measurements, gamma-logging results, and direct determination of ¹³⁷Cs in soil samples, which were obtained by different organizations in different years. It allows to generalize all available information on ¹³⁷Cs contamination of the lands and significantly improves the representativeness of estimates of the spatial distribution of the radionuclides at the mapping.

Keywords: mapping, ¹³⁷Cs soil contamination density, dose rate.

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