40K/137Cs discrimination ratios to the aboveground organs of tropical plants

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1127-1135

  Sanches, N ^a   Anjos, R M ^a   Mosquera, B ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

40K 137Cs discrimination ratio; Caesium; Concentration ratio; Potassium; Tropical plants

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FRUITS; GROWTH KINETICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TROPICS;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; DISCRIMINATION RATIO; TROPICAL PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CESIUM 137; MONOVALENT CATION; POTASSIUM 40; CESIUM; POTASSIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELEMENT MOBILITY; EVERGREEN TREE; HERB; POTASSIUM; SHOOT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BANANA; CASSAVA; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GUAVA; MANGO; PAPAYA; PLANT; TROPICS; CHEMISTRY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

CARICA PAPAYA; MANGIFERA INDICA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MUSA X PARADISIACA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

CARICA; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MANGIFERA; MANIHOT; MUSA; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANTS; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; PSIDIUM; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 44149102903     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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