Migration behavior of radiostrontium and radiocesium in arid-region soil.

The time-dependent of the average migration, depths and migration rates of radiostrontium and radiocesium were experimentally determined in sandy soil in Kuwait. The study aimed to describe the behavior of these radionuclides in typical soil types in Kuwait. Custom-made large-diameter lysimeters (30 cm) were constructed to hold about 70 kg of undisturbed soil.

Atmospheric residence times and excess of unsupported Po in aerosol samples from the Kuwait bay-northern gulf.

The concentration of cosmogenic radionuclide Be and the naturally occurring radionuclide Rn and its progenies Pb, Po, and Pb were measured in the ground surface air in the urban area of the northern Arabian Gulf close to Kuwait Bay. A high-volume air sampler connected with a five-stage cascade impactor was used to collect approximately 1800 cubic meter weekly for a period of one year. The concentrations of Pb and Po varied from 0.

Activity size distributions of radioactive airborne particles in an arid environment: a case study of Kuwait.

Atmospheric radioactive airborne released from several natural and artificial sources can travel for long distances and disperse in different directions. Both the physical and chemical characteristics of the atmospheric aerosols control this movement. The concentrations of Pb, Po, Be, K and Cs radionuclides in the ground surface air were determined in three particle sizes (2.