Retention and translocation of foliar applied 239,240Pu and 241Am, as compared to 137Cs and 85Sr, into bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Comprehensive Framework for Overcoming Scientific Challenges Related to Assessing Radioactive Ultra-Fine (Nano/Micro) Particles Transfer at the Atmosphere-Leaf Interface

“…Distribution of fluxes can be tuned as a function of properties of the particles and the plant (figure 2). Radioecology literature mainly studied the incorporation and translocation of dissolved products of particles (Henner et al, 2005(Henner et al, , 2013Hurtevent et al, 2013). Limited information is present on the uptake of radioactive particles in plants, and the latest quantification of fluxes dates back to the 1980s by Cataldo et al (Cataldo et al, 1981).…”