Transfer of radium-226 from soil to rice: A comparison of sampling area differences

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-54

  Uchida, Shigeo ^a   Tagami, Keiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agricultural field; Barium; Brown rice; Paddy soil; Radium 226; Rice plant; Transfer factor

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BARIUM; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LIGHT METALS; RADIUM; SOILS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

AGRICULTURAL FIELD; BROWN RICE; PADDY SOIL; RADIUM-226; RICE PLANT; TRANSFER FACTOR;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

EID: 59349121001     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.46.49     Document Type: Article

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