Article: 110mAg root and foliar uptake in vegetables and its migration in soil

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Title110mAg root and foliar uptake in vegetables and its migration in soil
AuthorsShang, ZR1
Leung, JKC1
Keywords110mAg
Distribution coefficient
Leafy transfer factor
Terrestrial agricultural ecosystem
Transfer factor
Issue Date2003
PublisherElsevier Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jenvrad
CitationJournal Of Environmental Radioactivity, 2003, v. 65 n. 3, p. 297-307 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00104-2
Abstract110mAg, as a radionuclide of corrosion products in water-cooled nuclear reactors, was detected in the liquid effluents of Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station (GNPS) of Daya Bay under normal operation conditions. Experiments on a simulated terrestrial agricultural ecosystem were carried out using the pot experiment approach. The most common plants in Hong Kong and the South China vegetable gardens such as lettuce, Chinese spinach, kale, carrot, pepper, eggplant, bean, flowering cabbage, celery, European onion and cucumber were selected for 110mAg root and foliar uptake tests. The results show that carrot, kale and flowering cabbage have the greatest values of soil to plant transfer factor among the vegetables, while 110mAg can be transferred to Chinese spinach via foliar uptake. Flowering cabbage, the most popular leafy vegetable locally, could be used as a biomonitor for the radioisotope contamination in vegetables. Soil column and adsorption tests were also carried out to study the leaching ability and distribution coefficient (Kd) of 110mAg in the soil. The results show that most of the radionuclide was adsorbed in the top 1 cm of soil regardless of the pH value. The Kd was also determined. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN0265-931X
2011 Impact Factor: 1.339
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.071
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00104-2
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000181102800004
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dc.contributor.authorShang, ZR
dc.contributor.authorLeung, JKC
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:06:25Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:06:25Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstract110mAg, as a radionuclide of corrosion products in water-cooled nuclear reactors, was detected in the liquid effluents of Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station (GNPS) of Daya Bay under normal operation conditions. Experiments on a simulated terrestrial agricultural ecosystem were carried out using the pot experiment approach. The most common plants in Hong Kong and the South China vegetable gardens such as lettuce, Chinese spinach, kale, carrot, pepper, eggplant, bean, flowering cabbage, celery, European onion and cucumber were selected for 110mAg root and foliar uptake tests. The results show that carrot, kale and flowering cabbage have the greatest values of soil to plant transfer factor among the vegetables, while 110mAg can be transferred to Chinese spinach via foliar uptake. Flowering cabbage, the most popular leafy vegetable locally, could be used as a biomonitor for the radioisotope contamination in vegetables. Soil column and adsorption tests were also carried out to study the leaching ability and distribution coefficient (Kd) of 110mAg in the soil. The results show that most of the radionuclide was adsorbed in the top 1 cm of soil regardless of the pH value. The Kd was also determined. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Environmental Radioactivity, 2003, v. 65 n. 3, p. 297-307 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00104-2
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00104-2
dc.identifier.epage307
dc.identifier.hkuros88414
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000181102800004
dc.identifier.issn0265-931X
2011 Impact Factor: 1.339
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.071
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid12573862
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0037260620
dc.identifier.spage297
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/80434
dc.identifier.volume65
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jenvrad
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Environmental Radioactivity
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsJournal of Environmental Radioactivity. Copyright © Elsevier Ltd.
dc.subject110mAg
dc.subjectDistribution coefficient
dc.subjectLeafy transfer factor
dc.subjectTerrestrial agricultural ecosystem
dc.subjectTransfer factor
dc.title110mAg root and foliar uptake in vegetables and its migration in soil
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong