Tritium movement in soil of tropical rain forest.
Tritiated water applied to the surface of soil in a tropical rain forest was found in free water of the litter and top 18 centimeters of soil as long as 7 months after the application. Plant roots, even in the high-rainfall environment of a tropical rain forest, therefore are exposed to tritiated water for considerable periods of time after release.
D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012987:Soil; D014197:Trees; D014316:Tritium / Q000378:metabolism*; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism
D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012987:Soil; D014867:Water; D014316:Tritium