In this work we critically assess the soil-to-plant transfer factors (TF) for 137 Cs and 40 K in
edible fleshy organs of tropical plants that are often components of the human diet …

In the present study, the transfer factors of the natural radionuclides 238 U, 232 Th, and 40 K
were estimated for several crops cultivated in farms in the suburbs of Baghdad and one farm …

The present study aims to obtain the baseline data on natural and fallout radioactivity and to
evaluate radiation hazards caused by ionizing radiation emitted from 226 Ra, 232 Th, 222 …

Radionuclide contamination in terrestrial ecosystems has reached a dangerous level. The
major artificial radionuclide present in the environment is 137 Cs, which is released as a …

This study analyzed the activity concentrations of various radionuclides in irrigation water,
rice components, and corresponding soil samples from eleven paddy fields, revealing …

In this work the distribution of potassium in sugarcane has been studied during its growth.
The soil was prepared with natural fertilizers prepared with sugarcane bagasse. For the …

The determination of macro-and microelements in soil–leaf–fruit systems is extremely
important for the quality of the fruits and for consumer health. The content of major and trace …

A total of seven samples of bottled fruit juice produced and consumed in Nigeria were used
for the study. The average concentrations of radionuclides contained in some bottled fruit …

Radiocaesium isotopes are among the long-lived radionuclides which were released in
largest quantities into the environment as a consequence of the atmospheric nuclear …

The paper provides results of a long-term natural experiment with fruit and berry crops,
grown in conditions of radioactive contamination at the territory of the former Semipalatinsk …