Published 1996
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The deposition and metabolism of methyl 125iodide by crops
Creators
- 1. Imperial Coll. Reactor Centre, Silwood Park, Ascot (United Kingdom)
Description
Several studies have identified an organic fraction of radioactive iodine releases following nuclear accidents, as well as releases arising from reprocessing activities. Methyl iodide has been identified as this primary component of this fraction. The following paper describes a system for exposing crop plants with methyl iodide, using 125I as an analogue for 131I and 129I. From these experiments deposition velocities to a leafy green vegetable were calculated at several points within the growth cycle. The subsequent fate of the 125I was monitored until the crops were harvested at maturity. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Berger.
- Imprint Place
- Horn (Austria)
- ISBN
- 3-9500255-4-5
- Imprint Title
- IRPA9: 1996 international congress on radiation protection. Proceedings. Volume 2
- Imprint Pagination
- 817 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 699-701.
Conference
- Title
- 9. international congress of the International Radiation Protection Association.
- Dates
- 14-19 Apr 1996.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Austria
- Country of Input or Organization
- Austria
- INIS RN
- 28007719
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CROPS; FOOD; INTERNAL IRRADIATION; IODINE 125; IODINE 129; IODINE 131; METABOLISM; METHYL IODIDE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; VEGETABLES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE ISOTOPES; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC IODINE COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES