Handbook for the Assessment of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Using Environmental Radionuclides

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zapata, F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2003.
• Subjects: Environment.; Hydrogeology.; Environmental sciences.; Agriculture.; Environmental management.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Soil Science & Conservation.

This publication deals with soil erosion and sedimentation. Soil erosion and associated sediment deposition are natural landscape-forming processes that can be greatly accelerated by human intervention through deforestation, overgrazing, and non-sustainable farming practices. Soil erosion and sedime...

Table of Contents:

• Site Selection and Sampling Design
• Sampling Methods
• Sample Processing
• Radionuclide Measurement Using HPGe Gamma Spectrometry
• Spatial Distribution of Caesium-137
• Conversion Models for Use in Soil-Erosion, Soil-Redistribution and Sedimentation Investigations
• Special Considerations for Areas Affected by Chernobyl Fallout
• Alternative Methods and Radionuclides for Use in Soil-Erosion and Sedimentation Investigations.