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Vertical Distribution of Cs-137 in the Catena Soils of Agricultural Landscapes in the Bryansk Region

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The paper presents data on the vertical distribution of 137Cs of Chernobyl origin in arable and meadow soils to a depth of 40 cm in typical catenary junctions of predpolessie, predopolje, and opolje landscapes with a different density of 137Cs contamination 30 years after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Newly obtained data on the removal of 137Cs beyond the arable horizon presented in the paper indicate that this parameter varies depending on the landscape conditions: it varies in the range of 2.7–17.7% in predpolessie landscapes and in the range of 0.5 to 9% in opolje landscapes. In opolje landscapes, the coefficient of 137Cs removal from the arable horizon was proved to systematically decrease depending on the landscape catenary position: it amounts to 8.5% in the transit zone and is 1.4% in the accumulation zone. The vertical distribution of 137Cs and 210Pbex (excess) in the sod and floodplain soils in the basin of the Kostitsa River was studied to determine the sedimentation rate. Based on the analysis of the distribution of 137Cs in the soil, the sedimentation rate over the past 30 years in various parts of the floodplain was estimated at 0.42 ± 0.08 to 0.58 ± 0.11 cm/year. The average estimated sedimentation rate in the floodplain during approximately 50 past years was, according to the 210Pbex dating was equal to 0.7 ± 0.18 cm/year. The sedimentation rate in the bottom of a ravine was evaluated for sod soils based on the distribution of 210Pbex according to the CRS model for 1961–2016 y. It was revealed that the minimum sedimentation rate of 0.24 cm/year occurred in 1961–1988, and the maximal (0.7 cm/year) in 2000 to 2007.

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    V. G. Linnik, A. P. Borisov, O. M. Ivanitsky & A. V. Sokolov

  2. Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    I. V. Mironenko

  3. Kharkevitch Institute For Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127051, Moscow, Russia

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Linnik, V.G., Borisov, A.P., Ivanitsky, O.M. et al. Vertical Distribution of Cs-137 in the Catena Soils of Agricultural Landscapes in the Bryansk Region. Geochem. Int. 58, 1343–1355 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702920100092

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