Radiocaesium soil-to-plant transfer in tropical environments

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-138

  Rahman, M M ^a   Voigt, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Absalom model; Plant; Radiocaesium; Soil properties; Transfer factor; Tropical environment; Validation

Indexed keywords

CLAY; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

CONVERSION FACTORS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM; POTASSIUM ION;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CALCULATION; CLAY; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PH; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RADISH; RICE; SOIL; SOIL PROPERTY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

PANTOLABUS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 0348109446     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00163-2     Document Type: Article

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