Transfer of 40K, 238U, 210Pb, and 210Po from soil to plant in various locations in south of Syria

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 322-331

  Al Masri, M S ^a   Al Akel, B ^a   Nashawani, A ^a   Amin, Y ^a   Khalifa, K H ^a   Al Ain, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Lead 210; Plant; Polonium 210; Potassium 40; Soil; Transfer factor; Uranium 238

Indexed keywords

CROPS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLONIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CEREALS; LEAD 210; POLONIUM 210; POTASSIUM 40; TRANSFER FACTOR; URANIUM 238;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM 238;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; LEAD; POLONIUM; POTASSIUM; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIONUCLIDE; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; AUBERGINE; CEREAL; CROP; SOIL POLLUTION; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; POLONIUM; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SYRIA;

CICER ARIETINUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HORDEUM; LENS CULINARIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; OLEACEAE; SOLANUM MELONGENA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA; VITACEAE;

EID: 38849176792     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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