Tritium in plants: A review of current knowledge

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-51

  Boyer, C ^a,b,c   Vichot, L ^b   Fromm, M ^c   Losset, Y ^b   Tatin Froux, F ^a   Guetat P ^b   Badot, P M ^a  

^a université Bourgogne Franche Comté   (France)

^b UMR CEA E4   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Incorporation; Models; Organically bound tritium; Tritium; Uptake

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TRITIUM;

EID: 69349101027     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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