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Natural Uranium and Thorium Distributions in Podzolized Soils and Native Blueberry

L. S. Mortona, C. V. Evans*,b and G. O. Estesc

a Usda/Nrcs, Durham, Nh 03824-2043
b Geology Dep., Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
c Dep. of Plant Biology, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824



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Fig. 1. Diagrammatic representation of soil sampling scheme. Circles represent locations of random samples. Coring depth through horizons is represented as a cylinder in foreground.

 


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Fig. 2. Concentrations of U and Th in AE (surface horizons) and Bs (subsurface horizons) at Hurricane Mountain and Red Eagle Pond.

 


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Fig. 3. Concentration ratios (CRs) of leaves and stems based on AE horizons. Values for CR have been multiplied by 104 (i.e., actual CR values were no larger than 0.080).

 


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Fig. 4. Concentration ratios (CRs) of leaves and stems based on Bs horizons. Values for CR have been multiplied by 104 (i.e., actual CR values were no larger than 0.055).

 


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Fig. 5. Regression plot of leaf and stem CRs of Th vs. Th concentration (upper) and CRs of U vs. U concentration (lower) in AE horizons.

 


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Fig. 6. Regression plot of U CRs (upper) and Th CRs (lower) in leaves versus stems. Ratios are based on soil concentrations in AE horizons.

 


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Fig. 7. Concentration ratios of U (upper) and Th (lower) in leaves and stems versus soil concentrations of U and Th. Ratios are based on soil concentrations in Bs horizons.

 


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Fig. 8. Correlation of leaf and stem CRs for U (upper) and Th (lower). Ratios are based on soil concentrations in Bs horizons.

 





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