Variations of airborne radioactivity in Sweden, from 1995 to 2005 with Quarterly report on measurements of radionuclides in ground level air in Sweden. Fourth quarter 2005
Publish date: 2006-01-01
Report number: FOI-R--1985--SE
Pages: 16
Written in: English
Abstract
In the first part of the report the levels and variations in surface air of the naturally occurring radionuclides Be-7, Na-22 and Pb-210, and the anthropogenic radionuclide Cs-137, for the period 1995 - 2005, are presented. Data for the concentrations in surface air are presented as monthly mean values and the different origins of the occurring radionuclides are discussed. In the second part of the report data for the fourth quarter 2005 are presented. Filtering of ground level air is performed continuously at six different locations in Sweden: Kiruna, Umeå, Gävle, Kista, Visby and Ljungbyhed. The filters are pressed into weekly samples and the contents of different radionuclides are measured by gamma spectroscopy. Precipitation is also collected at four of the stations: Kiruna, Gävle, Kista and Ljungbyhed, the samples are ashed and the contents of radionuclides are measured. The levels of Be-7 and Cs-137 in air and precipitation are presented for the different stations. Other antropogenic radionuclides detected, if any, are also presented.