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Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Modeling in the Context of Releases of 14C as a Consequence of Nuclear Activities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2016

Laura Limer ,
Ryk Klos ,
Russell Walke ,
George Shaw ,
Maria Nordén  and
Shulan Xu
Laura Limer*
Affiliation:
Limer Scientific Consulting Limited, 2 Cairn Brae, Newton-le-Willows WA12 9FW, United Kingdom. Also: Limer Scientific Consulting, House 7, 316 Jianguo Xi Lu, Shanghai 200031, China
Ryk Klos
Affiliation:
Aleksandria Sciences Limited, 37 Coverdale Road, Sheffield S7 2DD, United Kingdom
Russell Walke
Affiliation:
Quintessa Limited, The Hub, 14 Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 1AY, United Kingdom
George Shaw
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, Room C29 Gateway Building, Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
Maria Nordén
Affiliation:
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM), Solna strandväg 96, SE-171 16 Stockholm, Sweden
Shulan Xu
Affiliation:
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM), Solna strandväg 96, SE-171 16 Stockholm, Sweden
*
2Corresponding author. Email: laura@limersc.com.
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Abstract

The need to address radiological impacts from radiocarbon released to the biosphere has been recognized for some time. In 2011, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) commissioned a study to develop a 14C model of the soil-plant-atmosphere system that would provide them with an independently developed assessment capability. This paper summarizes that study, which comprised a review of contemporary models, the development of a new conceptual model, SSPAM14C, and the application of SSPAM14C to a set of experimental data relating to the atmospheric exposure of cabbages.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 55 , Issue 2: Proceedings of the 21st International Radiocarbon Conference (Part 1 of 2) , 2013 , pp. 804 - 813
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Copyright © 2013 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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