Cesium-134 and Strontium-85 in Strawberry Plants following Wet Aerial Deposition

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2254-2264

  Carini, F ^a   Brambilla, M ^a   Mitchell, N ^b   Ould Dada, Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b WSP   (United Kingdom)

^c FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; HEALTH CARE; RADIOISOTOPES;

SOIL CONTAMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CESIUM 134; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 85;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROP PRODUCTION; FRUIT; FRUIT GROWING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT DECONTAMINATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT RESIDUE; PLANT ROOT; POLICY; PROCESS CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTION; STRAWBERRY; TRANSLOCATION COEFFICIENT; WET AERIAL DEPOSITION;

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA ANANASSA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 0242415461     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.2254     Document Type: Article

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