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Behavior of Radioactive Fallout in Soils and Plants (1963) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 20-21

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... The usual maximum uptake of strontium appears to be about one per cent of the applied dose per crop. The average DF for strontium to calcium between the soil and plant tops appears to be close to unity.
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... The downward movement of strontium, and probably cesium, is essentially an exchange reaction and proceeds by successive desorption-adsorption sequences. The soil that will provide minimum uptake of fission products usually appears to be one considered ideal for maximum crop production.
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  • maximum uptake
  • easily translocated
  • relatively recent
  • alkaline reaction

  • adequately evaluated
  • soil adhering
  • single crop
  • chemically similar
  • soil partly

  • readily upward
  • tops appears
  • minimum uptake
  • usually appears
  • fixation processes

  • calcium compete
  • crop production
  • considered ideal
  • moves readily
  • maximum crop

  • provide minimum
  • products usually
  • recent concept
  • third means
  • exchangeable potassium

  • potassium compete
  • strontium content
  • possibly cesium
  • absolute amount
  • contaminated soil


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