Redistribution of uranium and thorium by soil/plant interaction in a recultivated mining area

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-49

  Mihucz, Victor G ^a,b   Varga, Zsolt ^c   Tatár, Eniko ^a,b   Virág, István ^a   van Grieken, René ^d   Koleszár, Zsuzsanna ^e   Záray, Gyula ^a,b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Trace Elements Institute to UNESCO   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e Mecsek Öko Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

HPLC; ICP MS; Mining; Soil; Tree; Uranium

Indexed keywords

EID: 48049119727     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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