Estimation of 137Cs plant root uptake using naturally existing 133Cs

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2008, Pages 146-151

  Kamei Ishikawa, Nao ^a   Tagami, Keiko ^a   Uchida, Shigeo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agricultural crop; Brown rice; Fallout cesium; Soil; Soil to plant transfer factor (TF); Stable cesium

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010526639     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2008.10875997     Document Type: Article

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