Laboratory experiments to predict changes in radiocaesium root uptake after flooding events

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-259

  Camps, Marta ^a   Hillier, Stephen ^b   Vidal, Miquel ^a   Rauret, Gemma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Flooding; Radiocaesium; RIP; Root uptake; Soil solution

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; FLOODS; SOILS; SORPTION;

FLOODING CYCLES;

RADIOACTIVITY;

AMMONIA; CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM;

CESIUM; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FLOODED SOIL; RADIOACTIVITY; ROOT SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOODING; LABORATORY TEST; PREDICTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; UKRAINE;

EID: 0242668759     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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