Accumulation and movement of fission products in soils and plants. Quarterly report, October-December 1957

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1958

OSTI ID:5988895

Progress is reported in studies on the chemistry and fixation of strontium in soils, the adsorption and translocation of fission products by plants, the effects of additions of CaCO/sub 3/ to soil on the adsorption and subsequent translocations of strontium-89 after foliar application, the fixation of strontium-90 by soil, and distribution factors for strontium and calcium in alfalfa and wheat plants.

• Research Organization: Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5988895
• Report Number(s): M-7108
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADSORPTION
ALFALFA
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CALCIUM CARBONATES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATES
CEREALS
CHEMISTRY
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FISSION PRODUCTS
FOLIAR UPTAKE
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LEGUMINOSAE
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOIL CHEMISTRY
SOILS
SORPTION
STRONTIUM 89
STRONTIUM 90
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
TRANSLOCATION
UPTAKE
WHEAT
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES