Interception of wet deposited and transfers of radiocaesium and radiostrontium by Brassica napus L. and Triticum aestivum L.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess the interception and transfer to edible part of wet deposited 134Cs and 85Sr to spring oilseed rape and spring wheat and the dependency of the intercepted fraction on the development stage e.g. the total plant biomass. The radionuclides, 134Cs and 85Sr, were deposited at six different development stages using a rainfall simulator. The results showed that there was a positive correlation between the interception fraction for 134Cs and 85Sr and the biomass both for spring oilseed rape and spring wheat. The interception fraction and transfer factors were highest at growing stage of senescence (ripening) for both crops

Published in

Radioprotection
2011, volume: 46, number: 6, pages: S475-S478

SLU Authors

• Bengtsson, Stefan

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Rosén, Klas

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Eriksson, Jan

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Gärdenäs, Annemieke

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science
Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/20116652s

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/34425