Handbook for the assessment of soil erosion and sedimentation using environmental radionuclides / edited by F. Zapata.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zapata, F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil erosion--Measurement.

Soil erosion.

Sedimentation and deposition--Measurement.

Sedimentation and deposition.

Radioactive tracers in soil science.

Physical Description:

xii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

This Handbook is a new comprehensive reference of the methodologies (field, laboratory and desk work) for using radionuclides, primarily 137Cs and210Pb, to establish rates and spatial patterns of soil redistribution within the landscape and determine the geochronology of sediment deposits. It is based on the recent developments made by a global network of research scientists working on soil erosion and sedimentation research using environmental radionuclides.

Contents:

Facts Relating To The Co-ordinated Research Projects ix

2. Site Selection and Sampling Design / D.J. Pennock, P.G. Appleby 15

3. Sampling Methods / R.J. Loughran, P.J. Wallbrink, D.E. Walling, P.G. Appleby 41

4. Sample Processing / D.J. Pennock, P.G. Appleby 59

5. Radionuclide Measurement Using Hpge Gamma Spectrometry / P.J. Wallbrink, D.E. Walling, Q. He 67

6. Spatial Distribution of Caesium-137 / R.J. Loughran, D.J. Pennock, D.E. Walling 97

7. Conversion Models For Use In Soil-Erosion, Soil-Redistribution and Sedimentation Investigations / D.E. Walling, Q. He, P.G. Appleby 111

8. Special Considerations For Areas Affected By Chernobyl Fallout / V.N. Golosov 165

9. Alternative Methods and Radionuclides For Use In Soil-Erosion and Sedimentation Investigations / Q. He, D.E. Walling, P. J. Wallbrink 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1402010419

OCLC:

51022818