Potassium bentonites reduce radiocaesium availability to plants

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-102

  Vandenhove, H ^a   Smolders, E ^b   Cremers, A ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CESIUM; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL AMENDMENT;

LOLIUM;

EID: 0037374057     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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