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Deposition of iodine‐131 in Northern England in October 1957
Author(s) -
Chamberlain A. C.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49708536604
Subject(s) - deposition (geology) , environmental science , stack (abstract data type) , washout , iodine , precipitation , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geography , chemistry , paleontology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , sediment , computer science , programming language
Iodine‐131 and other radio‐elements were emitted from the stack of the Pile No. 1 at Windscale, Cumberland, during the night of 10‐11 October 1957. The detailed distribution of the activity deposited on the ground was determined as far south as Preston and Leeds. The deposition of the radio‐iodine is attributed mainly to diffusion to the grass, but washout by rain and precipitation from some nearby cooling towers may have increased the rate of fallout in some areas.