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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 ·
OSTI ID:4641668

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
NSA Number:
NSA-17-035437
OSTI ID:
4641668
Report Number(s):
TID-17977
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English