RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT. WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT IT. PART I. HOW PLANT FOODS PROTECT PLANTS

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1959 · Plant Food Rev.

OSTI ID:4140813

Fowler, E B

Findings are reviewed from a number of studies on factors involved in the incorporation of fission products into the food chain. Emphasis is placed on factors affecting the uptake of strontium-90 and cesium-137 by plants. Topics discussed include the relationship of soil and soil factors to the fission products; the physiology and nutrition of agricultural crops and their relationship to the soils from which they remove radionuclides; and the use of chemical additives to the soil to immobilize the unwanted radionuclides and thus make them unavailable or less available to the plant. (C.H.)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
• NSA Number: NSA-14-014649
• OSTI ID: 4140813
• Journal Information: Plant Food Rev., Journal Name: Plant Food Rev. Vol. Vol: 5, No. 2-4
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AGRICULTURE
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
CESIUM 137
CHEMICALS
DECONTAMINATION
FISSION PRODUCTS
METABOLISM
PLANTS
RADIOISOTOPES
SOILS
STRONTIUM 90
USES