Neutron activation analysis of wheat samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1596-1604

  Galinha, C ^a,b   Anawar, H M ^b   Freitas, M C ^b   Pacheco, A M G ^a   Almeida Silva, M ^b   Coutinho, J ^c   Macas B ^c   Almeida, A S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b URSN EN 10   (Portugal)

^c National Institute of Biological Resources   (Portugal)

Author keywords

INAA; Metals; Micronutrient; Nutrition; Transfer coefficient; Wheat varieties

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; DETECTION LIMITS; HUMAN NUTRITION; INAA; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; LOW DETECTION LIMIT; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MICRONUTRIENT; MODERATE CONCENTRATION; PORTUGAL; PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS; SOLID SAMPLES; TOXIC METALS; TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WHEAT VARIETIES;

CHROMIUM; CULTIVATION; HEALTH RISKS; METALS; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SODIUM; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COBALT; IRON; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT ROOT; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRAW; VARIETAS; WHEAT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PORTUGAL; SEEDS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRITICUM; ZINC;

EID: 80052379816     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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