Using chemical fractionation and speciation to describe uptake of technetium, iodine and selenium by Agrostis capillaris and Lolium perenne

Wang, J.; Bailey, E. H.; Sanders, H. K.; Izquierdo, M.; Crout, N. M.J.; Shaw, G.; Yang, L.; Li, H.; Wei, B.; Young, S. D.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106131

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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd To understand the dynamic mechanisms governing soil-to-plant transfer of selenium (Se), technetium-99 (99Tc) and iodine (I), a pot experiment was undertaken using 30 contrasting soils after spiking with 77Se, 99Tc and 129I, and in... Read More about Using chemical fractionation and speciation to describe uptake of technetium, iodine and selenium by Agrostis capillaris and Lolium perenne.