Effects of the simultaneous application of potassium and calcium on the soil-to-Chinese cabbage transfer of radiocesium and radiostrontium

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1853-1858

  Choi, Yong Ho ^a   Lim, Kwang Muk ^a   Jun, In ^a   Keum, Dong Kwon ^a   Lee, Chang Woo ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium; Chinese cabbage; Potassium; Radiocesium; Radiostrontium; Soil; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CESIUM; DEPOSITION; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS;

AGRO-CHEMICALS; CHINESE CABBAGE; CHINESE CABBAGES; GROWTH INHIBITIONS; LOAMY SOILS; MIXED SOLUTIONS; PLANT GROWTHS; POT EXPERIMENTS; RADIO-NUCLIDES; RADIOCESIUM; RADIOSTRONTIUM; TRANSFER;

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM; CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM; STRONTIUM;

ACID SOIL; CALCIUM; CESIUM ISOTOPE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOWING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CHINESE CABBAGE; PLANT GROWTH; RADIATION DOSE; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; BRASSICA; CALCIUM; CALCIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; KOREA; POTASSIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 55549132228     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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