Radiocaesium and radiostrontium uptake by turnips and broad beans via leaf and root absorption

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 467-474

  Baeza, A ^a   Paniagua, J M ^a   Rufo, M ^a   Sterling, A ^b   Barandica, J ^c  

^a Fac Veterinary   (Spain)

^b Presidenta de la Comisión Nacional de Radiofísica Vocal del Comité Asesor del Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear Expresidenta de la Sociedad Española de Protección Radiológica   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Available soil; Crops; Radiocaesium; Radiostrontium; Transference

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; CESIUM; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARDS; MASS TRANSFER; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL POLLUTION; STRONTIUM;

RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 134; STRONTIUM 85;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BEAN; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSPHERE; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; BRASSICA; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FABACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HUMANS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0033103546     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00078-5     Document Type: Article

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