Tritium levels in Chinese cabbage and radish plants acutely exposed to HTO vapor at different growth stages

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-94

  Yong, Ho Choi ^a   Kwang, Muk Lim ^a   Won, Yun Lee ^a   Hyo, Guk Park ^a   Geun, Sik Choi ^a   Dong, Kwon Keum ^a   Lee, Hansoo ^a   Sang, Bog Kim ^b   Chang, Woo Lee ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute exposure; Chinese cabbage; HTO; OBT; Radish; TFWT

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE; VAPORS;

CHINESE CABBAGE; RADISH PLANTS; TISSUE FREE WATER TRITIUM (TFWT);

TRITIUM;

TRITIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; VEGETABLE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CABBAGE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADISH; REACTION TIME; TITRIMETRY; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRASSICA; RAPHANUS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; TRITIUM; VOLATILIZATION;

FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; PLANT TISSUES; PLANTS; ROOTS; TRITIUM; VAPORS;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 22144481591     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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