Uptake of natural and anthropogenic actinides in vegetable crops grown on a contaminated lake bed

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Whicker, F W ^a   Hinton, T G ^b   Orlandini, K A ^c   Clark, S B ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CORN; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LAKE; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; VEGETABLE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033215884     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00076-9     Document Type: Article

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