Nationwide soil erosion assessment in India using radioisotope tracers 137Cs and 210Pb: The need for fallout mapping

M. Sankar; S. M. Green; P. K. Mishra; J. T.C. Snöälv; N. K. Sharma; K. Karthikeyan; J. Somasundaram; D. M. Kadam; D. Dinesh; Suresh Kumar; V. Kasthuri Thilagam; T. A. Quine

doi:10.18520/cs/v115/i3/388-390

Nationwide soil erosion assessment in India using radioisotope tracers ¹³⁷Cs and ²¹⁰Pb: The need for fallout mapping

M. Sankar^*, S. M. Green, P. K. Mishra, J. T.C. Snöälv, N. K. Sharma, K. Karthikeyan, J. Somasundaram, D. M. Kadam, D. Dinesh, Suresh Kumar, V. Kasthuri Thilagam, T. A. Quine

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Soil degradation induced by erosion represents a major threat to food production and ecosystem service globally, and in India more than 80 Mha have been impacted. In the light of the serious threat, there is a pressing need for a systematic nationwide assessment of land degradation due to erosion. We discuss the potential for using caesium-137 and lead-210 tracers to address this need and the next steps to realizing nationwide implementation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	388-390
Journal	Current Science
Volume	115
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v115/i3/388-390
Publication status	Published - 10 Aug 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Sankar, M., Green, S. M., Mishra, P. K., Snöälv, J. T. C., Sharma, N. K., Karthikeyan, K., Somasundaram, J., Kadam, D. M., Dinesh, D., Kumar, S., Kasthuri Thilagam, V., & Quine, T. A. (2018). Nationwide soil erosion assessment in India using radioisotope tracers ¹³⁷Cs and ²¹⁰Pb: The need for fallout mapping. Current Science, 115(3), 388-390. https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v115/i3/388-390

Sankar, M. ; Green, S. M. ; Mishra, P. K. ; Snöälv, J. T.C. ; Sharma, N. K. ; Karthikeyan, K. ; Somasundaram, J. ; Kadam, D. M. ; Dinesh, D. ; Kumar, Suresh ; Kasthuri Thilagam, V. ; Quine, T. A. / Nationwide soil erosion assessment in India using radioisotope tracers ¹³⁷Cs and ²¹⁰Pb: The need for fallout mapping. In: Current Science. 2018 ; Vol. 115, No. 3. pp. 388-390.

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In: Current Science, Vol. 115, No. 3, 10.08.2018, p. 388-390.

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