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ACCUMULATION AND MOVEMENT OF FISSION PRODUCTS IN SOILS AND PLANTS. Annual Report for Period April 1, 1957 to March 31, 1958

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4252813
Results are reported from investigations on the fixation of radiostrontium by natural soil components, the adsorption of strontium by clay minerals, the removal of strontium-90 from upland land surfaces by runoff, the cxtent of movement of radiocesium in soils, greenhousc and growth roonm studies of strontium-calcium discrinmination factors from soil to plant, the relationship of lime levels of acid soils to the absorption of strontium, and the effect of the degree of mixing of strontium-90 in the root zone on its uptake by plants. (C.H.)
Research Organization:
Department of Agriculture. Soil and Water Conservation Research Div., Beltsville, Md.
NSA Number:
NSA-13-014418
OSTI ID:
4252813
Report Number(s):
M-7110
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English