Soil microorganisms determine the sorption of radionuclides within organic soil systems

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 841-852

  Parekh, N R ^a   Poskitt, J M ^a   Dodd, B A ^a   Potter, E D ^a   Sanchez, A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biological uptake; Caesium; Microorganisms; Organic soil; Radionuclide; Soil; Strontium

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CESIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS; SORPTION; STRONTIUM;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; ORGANIC SOIL SYSTEMS;

MICROORGANISMS;

CESIUM 137; ORGANIC COMPOUND; STRONTIUM 85;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; ORGANIC SOIL; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SORPTION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLADOSPORIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUSARIUM; LEAF LITTER; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT LEAF; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SAPROTROPH; SOIL MICROFLORA; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TEMPERATURE;

FUNGI;

EID: 41949133250     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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