Table 1 Sample mass change while Ashing.

From: Regarding the possible impact of forest fires on the radioactive pollution of groundwater in the chornobyl exclusion zone

Sample

Dry material, g

Ash, g

Ash/Dry×10− 3

Dry/Ash

Ash code

 

Wood

    

II

360

0.98

2.72

367

II

I

360

0.89

2.47

404

I

I-A

360

0.84

2.32

428

III

III

360

1.11

3.08

324

IV

IV A

100

0.30

3.0

333

V

IV B

100

0.34

3.4

294

VI

IV-C

200

0.54

2.7

370

VII

   

2.80 ± 0.37

360 ± 47

 

96/36

Forest litter

    

A

33

0.9

29

37

96/36-A

B

41

2.0

48

21

96/36-B

C

25

4.8

192

5.2

96/36-C