Effects of low-level radioactive soil contamination and sterilization on the degradation of radiolabeled wheat straw

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-35

  Niedrée, Bastian ^a   Vereecken, Harry ^a   Burauel, Peter ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

C 14; Chernobyl; Cs 137; Mineralization; Sr 90; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

C-14; CHERNOBYL; CS-137; MINERALIZATION; SR-90; WHEAT STRAWS;

AGRICULTURE; CESIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALOGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVITY; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CESIUM 137; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DNA 16S; DNA 18S; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; STRONTIUM 90; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ELECTROKINESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; STERILIZATION; STRAW; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; STRAW; WHEAT STRAW;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84855801171     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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