Uptake of 137Cs and 90Sr in rice plants

Health Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 170-179

  Leung, J K C ^a   Shang, Z R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

137Cs, 90Sr; Environmental transport; Fallout

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; WATER; CESIUM; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RICE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HONG KONG; LAVAGE; METABOLISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; WATER POLLUTANT;

PRISTOTIS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHINA; HONG KONG; IRRIGATION; ORYZA SATIVA; POWER PLANTS; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0037289692     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200302000-00004     Document Type: Article

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