Critical pathways of radionuclides to man from agro-ecosystems. Annual progress report, October 1978-September 1979

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5768639

Smith, M H; Alberts, J J; Adriano, D C; McLeod, K W

Progress has been considerable within the past year. Both plutonium and curium analyses were completed on the first year's samples of the greenhouse uptake experiment. Results from this experiment has shown: minimal uptake of plutonium by agricultural crops; greater uptake of curium; immobilization of both radionuclides by lime addition; and partial counteraction of the lime immobilization by chelate addition. Also, dose to man from consumption of edible portions of crops grown in these soils is very small. Initiation of field uranium studies has begun. These studies will allow for an evaluation of the comparative environmental behavior of Pu and U. Winter wheat and rye crops were successfully produced. Additional crops are anticipated for the current year.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Ecology Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5768639
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-1206
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ACTINIDES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ANIMAL FEEDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
CEREALS
CLOVER
CURIUM
CURIUM 244
CURIUM ISOTOPES
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FOOD
FORAGE
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
HEAVY NUCLEI
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LEAVES
LEGUMINOSAE
MAIZE
MAMMALS
MAN
MASS TRANSFER
METALS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
PLANT STEMS
PLANTS
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM 240
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
PRIMATES
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
SOILS
SOYBEANS
TABLES
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
VEGETABLES
VERTEBRATES
WHEAT
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES