Table 2 Estimation of 137Cs losses while wood samples were converted to Ash at 600 °C.

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

Sample

Wood, g

Ash, g

137Cs in wood, Bq

137Cs in ash, Bq

Losses, %

I-B

116

0.318

1.88 ± 0.15

1.22 ± 0.15

29%

I-C

125

0.378

1.75 ± 0.15

1.32 ± 0.15

25%

I-D

122

0.355

1.47 ± 0.15

1.01 ± 0.15

31%

 

28 ± 3%

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