Distribution of Radiocesium in the Soil-plant Systems of Upland Areas of Europe

Livens, Francis R.; Horrill, A.D.; Singleton, D.L.

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“…Such high latitude areas are often dominated by bryophytes and lichens which, for various reasons, appear to be particularly susceptible to radio-contamination. These lower plants have been found after the Chernobyl accident, for instance, to accumulate radiocaesium to a greater degree than most higher plants (Livens et al, 1991).…”

Section: Lower Plants and Radionuclidesmentioning

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Plants and Radionuclides

Shaw

Bell

1994

Plants and the Chemical Elements

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Section: Lower Plants and Radionuclidesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Plants and Radionuclides

Shaw

Bell

1994

Plants and the Chemical Elements

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“…Naturally occurring radionuclides have not been studied to the same extent as their artificial counterparts, but some comprehensive investigations have been carried out in various parts of the world. Many studies have been carried out to determine TFs for most important agricultural products (Nisbet and Woodman 2000;Ng et al 1982;Muck 1997;Masconzoni 1989;MartinezAguirre 1996;Livens et al 1991;IUR 1992;Jacobson and Overstreet 1998;Deb et al 2004;Frissel et al 1990Frissel et al , 2002Pulhani et al 2005;Popplewell et al 1984;Pietrazak-flis and Suplinska 1995;Mollah et al 1998Mollah et al , 2004Mollah and Begum 2001). Several projects were run by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to determine TF mainly for 90 Sr and 137 Cs (IAEA 2010).…”

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Radionuclide Uptake from Soil to Plants: Influence of Soil Classification

Mollah

2014

Radionuclide Contamination and Remediation Through Plants

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The entry of trace contaminants, which are present in the terrestrial environment, into human food chains is controlled in the long term by their uptake by plant roots. The radionuclides released into the environment can give rise to human exposure by the transport through the atmosphere, through aquatic systems, or through soil subcompartments. Soil-to-plant factor is one of the important parameters to be used in transfer models for predicting the concentration of radionuclides in crops/plants and for estimating dose impacts to man. Existing databases are limited to experimental values in a restricted number of soil systems and are largely comprised of temperate environment data. In general, transfer factors show a large degree of variation dependent upon several factors such as soil type, species of plants, and other environmental conditions. Soil-to-plant transfers of the radionuclides varied considerably with the times of deposition also. In general, the variations with the deposition times were by a factor of up to 10. This chapter describes a review of published data on the transfer factor (TF) and classification of soils based on TFs.

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“…Great differences were found among TFs for the same plant species or genus grown at various sites [e.g., 9, 11, 13,16]. An example of this is shown in Figure 3.…”

Section: Field Measurement Oftfsmentioning

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Soil-to-Plant Transfer of Radionuclides

Bujtás

Szerbin

2000

The Environmental Challenges of Nuclear Disarmament

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Transport of radionuclides from soil to plant is detennined by both soil and plant factors, as well as by specific environmental circumstances. At polluted sites, the nuclides enter an array of variously bound forms of the same element that are in dynamic equilibria. Processes in the rhizosphere are different from those in the bulk soil, due to the presence of plant roots and to the activity of soil microbes. Plant uptake of nuclides is influenced by structural and functional properties varying among plant species and changing during the lifetime of plants. Discussion of the above factors-with special attention given to the behaviour of radiocaesium and to post-Chemobyl studies-will show some points where soil-to-plant transfer of radionuclides might be influenced.

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Distribution of Radiocesium in the Soil-plant Systems of Upland Areas of Europe

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Plants and Radionuclides

Plants and Radionuclides

Radionuclide Uptake from Soil to Plants: Influence of Soil Classification

Soil-to-Plant Transfer of Radionuclides

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