Published October 1978
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Journal article
Increase of radiation resistance of a soil microflora exposed to long-term gamma irradiation
Description
Soil microflora were exposed to long-term (18 months) gamma irradiation in an open-air facility at three different doses, 15, 150, and 1500 krads/18 months. The radiation resistance increased at all doses when compared with the radiation resistance of the microflora from soil shielded from the irradiation with a lead wall
Additional details
Additional titles
- Augmented title (English)
- "6"0Co
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
- Journal Page Range
- 618-619
- ISSN
- 0099-2240
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 13653440
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CHRONIC IRRADIATION; COBALT 60; GAMMA RADIATION; LEAD; PLANTS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SHIELDING; SOILS
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; COBALT ISOTOPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES