title: Accumulation of wet-deposited radiocaesium and radiostrontium by spring oilseed rape (Brássica napus L.) and spring wheat (Tríticum aestívum L.).
abstract: The accumulation of (134)Cs and (85)Sr within different parts of spring oilseed rape and spring wheat plants was investigated, with a particular focus on transfer to seeds after artificial wet deposition at different growth stages during a two-year field trial. In general, the accumulation of radionuclides in plant parts increased when deposition was closer to harvest. The seed of spring oilseed rape had lower concentrations of (85)Sr than spring wheat grain. The plants accumulated more (134)Cs than (85)Sr. We conclude that radionuclides can be transferred into human food chain at all growing stages, especially at the later stages. The variation in transfer factors during the investigation, and in comparison to previous results, implies the estimation of the risk for possible transfer of radionuclides to seeds in the event of future fallout during a growing season is still subject to considerable uncertainty.
authors: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Soil and Environment, P.O. Box 7014, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: stefan.bengtsson@slu.se.
authors: Stefan B
authors: SB
authors: Bengtsson
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Eriksson
authors: Annemieke I
authors: AI
authors: Gärdenäs
authors: Mykhailo
authors: M
authors: Vinichuk
authors: Klas
authors: K
authors: Rosén
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D029688:Brassica napus / Q000737:chemistry*; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011891:Rain / Q000737:chemistry; D012914:Snow / Q000737:chemistry; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D013548:Sweden; D014908:Triticum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes
keywords: Concentration; Radionuclide; Transfer factor; Translocation factor