Column heading Explanation Units Notes

Code Database serial number - unique ID n/a

UIAR unique label - chemical analysis
number. Where the number is the
Identifier
same (e.g. 1a, 1b) samples were
from the same site
Date_of_90Sr_mea
surement Date of measurement dd-mmm-yy n/a
90Sr_exchangeable Percentage 90Sr present in soil in an
_form_in_soil_% exchangeable form percentage
Relative_uncertaint
y_of_90Sr_exchang Relative uncertainty of
eable_form_portio determination (at 95% confidence
n_in_soil_% interval) percentage
85Sr_exchangeable Percentage 85Sr present in soil in an
_form_in_soil_% exchangeable form percentage
Relative_uncertaint
y_of_85Sr_exchang Relative uncertainty of
eable_form_portio determination (at 95% confidence
n_in_soil_% interval) percentage
May contain negative
values; these are the
consequence of a low
percentage of 90Sr in
90Sr_activity_in_th
the exchangeable
e_FP-
form and a high
associated_form_%
associated error.
Users of the data
Percentage 90Sr present in soil percentage should assume these
associated with fuel particles values to be zero.
Relative_uncertaint
y_of_90Sr_activity_ Relative uncertainty of
in_the_FP- determination (at 95% confidence
associated_form_% interval) percentage
Column heading explanations for 5_Fuel_particle_dissolution.csv

References

Kashparov, V. A., Oughton, D. H., Zvarich, S. I., Protsak, V. P. and Levchuk, S. E.: Kinetics of fuel particle
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1999.

Kashparov V. A.: Hot Particles at Chernobyl, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 10, 1, 21-
30, 2003.

Kashparov, V. A., Ahamdach, N., Zvarich, S. I., Yoschenko, V. I., Maloshtan, I. M. and Dewiere, L.:
Kinetics of dissolution of Chernobyl fuel particles in soil in natural conditions. J. Environ. Radioact. 72,
335-353, doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.08.002, 2004.