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Main Title Parameters for Estimating the Uptake of Transuranic Elements by Terrestrial Plants.
Author Bernhardt, D. E. ; Eadie., G. G. ;
CORP Author Office of Radiation Programs, Las Vegas, Nev.
Year Published 1976
Report Number ORP/LV-76-2;
Stock Number PB-254 029
Additional Subjects Plants(Botany) ; Transuranium elements ; Food chains ; Radioactive isotopes ; Absorption(Biology) ; Deposition ; Vegetation ; Plutonium isotopes ; Transport properties ; Soils ; Path of pollutants
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NTIS  PB-254 029 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The report summarizes information from the literature concerning parameters which can be used to estimate the transport of transuranic elements through plants to man. Plant uptake results from root uptake and deposition of contamination on above-ground surface areas of the plant. Deposition on plant surfaces occurs from both the initial contamination cloud and resuspension of contaminated soil. Generally, a deposition interceptor factor (pCi on vegetation per unit area subtended by the vegetation, per pCi per unit area of ground) of about 0.2 is indicated. A weathering half-life of about 30 days for time periods of about a week after deposition is suggested. Plant uptake parameters generally range from 0.000001 to 0.001; however, some data has been extrapolated to estimate a long-term uptake (20 years) of 0.3.