Radioactive trace in semi natural grassland. Effect of 40K in soil and potential remediation

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-302

  Ciuffo, Liliana Eugenia Del Carmen ^a   Belli, María ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente e per i Servizi Tecnici   (Italy)

Author keywords

137Cs plant uptake; Radioactive traces; Radiocaesium; Radiopotassium

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

137CS PLANT UPTAKE; RADIOACTIVE TRACES; RADIOCAESIUM; RADIOPOTASSIUM;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CESIUM; POTASSIUM 40; TRACER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDELION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; ITALY; NONHUMAN; POACEAE; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; SAMPLING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TREATMENT;

POACEAE; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 33745856911     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol9-issue3-fulltext-5     Document Type: Article

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