Effects of ammonium-ferric(III)-hexacyano-ferrate(II) and faeces addition on yield and soil-plant transfer of radiocaesium to rye-grass

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-246

  Vandenhove, Hildegarde ^a   Van Hees, May ^a   De Brouwer, Simon ^a   Vandecasteele, Christian ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; FERRIC ION; FERROCYANIDE;

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

ARTICLE; FECES; GRASS; PLANT GROWTH; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SHEEP; SOIL;

LOLIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0030861619     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00095-1     Document Type: Article

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