Relative adsorption and plant uptake of /sup 238/Pu and /sup 239/Pu in soils

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Soil Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6059909

Nishita, H

This paper reports experiments conducted to determine the relative amount of adsorption and plant uptake of Plutonium-238 and Plutonium-239 from soils contaminated by these isotopes in the soluble nitrate form. Wheat plants were used for uptake studies. The results showed no appreciable difference of plant uptake between /sup 238/Pu and /sup 239/Pu. As determined by ammonium acetate extraction, there was no difference in the amount of adsorption between /sup 238/Pu and /sup 239/Pu.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Los Angeles
• OSTI ID: 6059909
• Journal Information: Soil Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Soil Sci.; (United States) Vol. 132:1; ISSN SOSCA
• 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.
ABSORPTION
ACETATES
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ADSORPTION
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CEREALS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
EXTRACTION
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LOAM
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
PLUTONIUM NITRATES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
ROOT ABSORPTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOILS
SORPTION
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
UPTAKE
WHEAT
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES