On the influence of soil properties on the transfer of 137Cs from two soils (Chromic Luvisol and Eutric Fluvisol) to wheat and cabbage

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-79

  Djingova, R ^a   Kovacheva, P ^a   Todorov, B ^a   Zlateva, B ^a   Kuleff, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

137Cs; Bioconversion factor; Cabbage; Chromic Luvisol; Conversion factor; Eutric Fluvisol; Soil to plant transfer; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOCONCENTRATION FACTORS (BCF); CONVERSION FACTORS (CF); TRANSFER FACTORS (TF);

CROPS;

CESIUM 137;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CROP PLANT; FLUVISOL; LUVISOL; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CABBAGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; WHEAT;

CONCENTRATION; PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLES; WHEAT;

EID: 17044416832     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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