Differences in root uptake of radiocaesium by 30 plant taxa

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 11-15

  Broadley, Martin R ^a   Willey, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chenopodiaceae; Gramineae; Plant uptake; Radiocaesium; Rubidium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM;

BIOCONCENTRATION; CAESIUM-137; RADIONUCLIDE UPTAKE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH RATE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TAXONOMY;

AMARANTHACEAE; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; KOELERIA MACRANTHA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030664629     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00090-0     Document Type: Article

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