Strontium concentrations in chamisa (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) shrub plants growing in a former liquid waste disposal area in Bayo Canyon

Honey Bees as Indicators of Radionuclide Contamination: Comparative Studies of Contaminant Levels in Forager and Nurse Bees and in the Flowers of Three Plant Species

“…Rabbit brush, on the other hand, had the highest levels for three of the six contaminants (manganese-54, beryllium-7, and tritium). This is consistent with studies conducted by Fresquez et al (1995), which demonstrated that rabbit brush tends to readily take up radionuclides (Sr-90 and U) in contaminated sites. While salt cedar and rabbit brush are perennials and sweet clover is an annual, within my study site there did not appear to be a clear correlation between the accumulation of contaminants in these plants and their life cycle.…”

Native Plant Uptake Model for Radioactive Waste Disposal Areas at the Nevada Test Site

“…The high Sr values were from shrubs growing on a former liquid waste disposal site (Fresquez et al 1995). One plant in the study had Sr levels 300,000 times higher than the control plant.…”

Radionuclide and Heavy Metal Concentrations in Fish from the Confluences of Major Canyons That Cross Los Alamos National Laboratory Lands with the Rio Grande

“…Rank Sum Test at the 0.05 probability level (Gilbert, 1987 (Fresquez et al, 1995;Bennett et al, 1996;Fresquez et al, 1998;ESP, 1998 (Table 3). 2)A 'Means within the same column for Abiquiu and Cochiti (muscle + bone) followed by the same upper case letter were not significantly different at the 0.05 probability levels using a nonparametric Wilcoxon Rank Sum test.…”