Uptake and distribution of natural radioactivity in wheat plants from soil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-346

  Pulhani, V A ^a   Dafauti, S ^a   Hegde, A G ^a   Sharma, R M ^a   Mishra, U C ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Distribution; Natural radionuclides; Soil; Transfer factor and annual dose; Wheat

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FIELD CONDITIONS; TRANSFER FACTORS (TF);

CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTALS; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; URANIUM;

SOILS;

CALCIUM; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; RADIUM 226; THORIUM; URANIUM;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PLANT ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY; WHEAT;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PLANT ROOTS; POTASSIUM; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; THORIUM; TRITICUM; URANIUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 10944231633     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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