title: Quantification of transfer of (238)U, (226)Ra, (232)Th, (40)K and (137)Cs in mosses of a semi-natural ecosystem.
abstract: There is a lack of appropriate data on transfer of some radionuclides on many terrestrial biota groups. To expand the available data concentration ratios of (238)U, (226)Ra, (232)Th, (40)K and (137)Cs in mosses are presented in this paper. The relationship between concentration ratios of radionuclides and physicochemical characteristics of the underlying soil was also investigated. The data on concentration ratios obtained here will provide a useful addition to the currently used database of transfer parameters, particularly for natural radionuclides.
authors.affiliation: Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy - INEP, University of Belgrade, Banatska 31b, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia. sdragovic@inep.co.rs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dragović
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mihailović
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gajić
mesh_terms: D044002:Bryophyta / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D017753:Ecosystem; D005843:Geography; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011883:Radium / Q000032:analysis; D055771:Serbia; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D013910:Thorium / Q000032:analysis; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium; D013910:Thorium; D011883:Radium