Claude Bernard

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a comprehensive evaluation and discussion of the various applications of Pb-210(ex) as a tracer in terrestrial and aquatic environments, with particular emphasis on catchment sediment budget investigations.

TL;DR: The cross-validation analysis showed that in the case of spatially structured data, OK is a better interpolation method than IDW1 or IDW2 for the assessment of potential radioactive contamination and/or pollution.

TL;DR: The spatial variability of soil erosion was studied through the use of fallout radionuclides (FRNs) and geostatistics in a 2.16-ha agricultural field located 30 km east of Quebec City, Canada as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the watershed was subdivided into 6 isosectors presenting specific soil/slope combinations, and representative fields from each isosector were sampled for 137 Cs. Based on this approach, it was estimated that around 30% of the arable lands of the watershed show erosion rates higher than 6.9 t ha − 1 yr − 1, which is considered as a tolerable level for Canadian soils.

TL;DR: The achievements of the CRP demonstrate that fallout radionuclide-based techniques are powerful tools to assess soil erosion/deposition at several spatial and temporal scales in a wide range of environments, and offer potential to monitor soil quality.