Accumulation and Tolerance of Radiocesium in Plants and its Impact on the Environment

Cesium 133Cs natural concentration is low and not toxic. It acts as short term pollutant in air but in soil it has long persistence. Plant uptake being the pathway of entrance of Cesium in biosphere. Two major radioisotopes of Cesium that proved to be pollutants are Cs 137 & Cs 134 they emit β...

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Main Authors: Mehwish Jamil Noor, Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zibeline International 2017-01-01
Series:Environment & Ecosystem Science
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Online Access:https://environecosystem.com/archives/1ees2017/1ees2017-13-16.pdf