Usefulness of AFCF as a countermeasure for radiocaesium transfer from loamy soil to rye-grass and clover

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-200

  Vandenhove, H ^a   Van Hees, M ^a   Bacquoy, C ^a   Vandecasteele, C M ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 134;

AMMONIUM-FERRIC-HEXACYANO-FERRATE; LOAMY SOIL; RADIOCAESIUM; RADIOISOTOPE TRANSFER; SOIL-PLANT TRANSFER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GRASS; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

FABACEAE; POACEAE; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0030860413     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00097-5     Document Type: Article

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