ABOVEGROUND PLANT PARTS AS A PATHWAY FOR ENTRY OF FISSION PRODUCTS INTO THE FOOD CHAIN WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO St$sup 89-90$ AND Cs$sup 13$$sup 7$

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1962

OSTI ID:4641668

Bukovac, M J; Wittwer, S H; Tukey, H B

Paths by which fission products may enter the human diet are reviewed with emphasis on mechanisms of absorption and distribution by aboveground plant parts. Results are presented from a number of tracer studies on the absorption and subsequent distribution in plants of fission products deposited on fruits, leaves, and stems, the recovery of Sr/sup 90/ and Cs/sup 137/ in fruits and seeds following foliar application, the comparative absorption of Sr/sup 89/ by various plant species, redistribution of absorbed fission products during plant development, and the loss of fission products from leaves and fruits by leaching by rainfall. (74 references.) (C.H.)

• Research Organization: Michigan State Univ., East Lansing
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-888
• NSA Number: NSA-17-035437
• OSTI ID: 4641668
• Report Number(s): TID-17977
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CESIUM 137
DIET
DISTRIBUTION
FISSION PRODUCTS
FOOD
FRUIT
MAN
PLANTS
RAIN
SEEDS
STRONTIUM 89
STRONTIUM 90
TRACER TECHNIQUES