Evaluating and reducing a model of radiocaesium soil-plant uptake

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-269

  Tarsitano, D ^a   Young, S D ^a   Crout, N M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Model; Plant; Radiocesium; Reduction; Soil

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; CONTACT TIME; EMPIRICAL PERFORMANCE; EVALUATION; MODEL COMPONENTS; MODEL INPUTS; MODEL VARIABLES; ORGANIC MATTER; PARAMETERISATION; PH SENSITIVITY; PLANT; PLANT UPTAKE; POTASSIUM CONCENTRATIONS; RADIOCAESIUM; RADIOCESIUM; REDUCED MODEL; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL SOLUTIONS; SYSTEMATIC MODELS;

ADSORPTION; CESIUM; PARAMETERIZATION; POTASSIUM; SOIL MOISTURE;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CESIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; POTASSIUM;

BARLEY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GRASS; MODEL TEST; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; WHEAT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; MODEL; PH; PLANT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

HORDEUM; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79951515445     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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