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ACCUMULATION AND MOVEMENT OF FISSION PRODUCTS IN SOILS AND PLANTS. Quarterly Report for Period January-March 1957

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4207156

Data are tabulated on the strontium-90 content of samples of soil collected at various locations throughout the United States. Studies were carried out on the effects of soil type, calcium content, and rainfall and nanoff on the strontium-90 concentration. Progress is reported in studies on the adsorption of strontium on clay and on cation exchannge resin, the movement of strontium-89 in five different soil types, the foliar entry of strontium-89 and its subsequent translocation and accumulation within various plant tissues, and the accumulation of fission products on the leaves of garden vegetables. (C. H.)

Research Organization:
Department of Agriculture. Soil and Water Conservation Research Div., Beltsville, Md.
NSA Number:
NSA-13-020029
OSTI ID:
4207156
Report Number(s):
M-7105
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English