Modelling 137Cs uptake in plants from undisturbed soil monoliths

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 187-199

  Waegeneers, Nadia ^a   Smolders, Erik ^a   Merckx, Roel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Potassium; Radiocaesium; Rhizosphere; Soil solution

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CROPS; LYSIMETERS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS;

PLANT UPTAKE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL SOLUTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CESIUM 137; CESIUM;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; MODELING; PLANT;

BEAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROP; LETTUCE; LYSIMETRY; MODEL; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FORECASTING; LOLIUM; PLANT ROOT; SOIL POLLUTANT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CESIUM; FARM CROPS; PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FORECASTING; LOLIUM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 15744379974     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.01.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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