Studies of transport pathways of Th, rare earths, Ra-228, and Ra-226 from soil to plants and farm animals. Progress report, April 1, 1985-February 28, 1986
The field study is to assess the soil-to-plant and soil-to-animal concentration factors of the naturally occurring radionuclides /sup 226/Ra, /sup 228/Ra, /sup 232/Th, /sup 230/Th, and /sup 228/Th, as well as of the light rare earth elements (REE), La, Ce and Nd. Farms situated near the center of a deeply weathered alkalic intrusive known as the Pocos de Caldas (PC) plateau were selected for study because of their proximity (i.e., within a few kilometers) to what may be the largest single near-surface deposit of Th (approx.30,000 tonnes) and REE's (>100,000 tonnes) situated near the summit of a hill (the Morro do Ferro (MF)). An ancillary field study is being conducted in Orange County, New York, where a local cattleman has permitted sampling members of the herd as well as soil and feeds which are all grown on the premises. Vegetable samples and soil have also been analyzed from five additional farms in Orange County, NY. 64 refs., 25 figs., 45 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- New York Univ., NY (USA). Inst. of Environmental Medicine
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83ER60134
- OSTI ID:
- 5888186
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/60134-2; ON: DE86010235
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Microfiche only, copy does not permit paper copy reproduction
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
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LANTHANUM
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THORIUM 228
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BRAZIL
CARROTS
COWS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOOD CHAINS
KIDNEYS
LIVER
LUNGS
MAIZE
MUSCLES
NEODYMIUM
NEW YORK
PHASEOLUS
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
SKELETON
SOIL CHEMISTRY
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
SPINACH
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
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ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ANIMALS
BACTERIA
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CATTLE
CEREALS
CHEMISTRY
DATA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISTRIBUTION
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FEDERAL REGION II
FOOD
GLANDS
GRASS
HEAVY NUCLEI
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LATIN AMERICA
LEGUMINOSAE
MAMMALS
MASS TRANSFER
METALS
MICROORGANISMS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANS
PLANTS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIUM ISOTOPES
RARE EARTHS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RHIZOBIUM
RUMINANTS
SOLANUM
SOUTH AMERICA
THORIUM ISOTOPES
USA
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VERTEBRATES
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