Abstract
Accumulation and Tolerance of Radiocesium in Plants and its Impact on the Environment
Highlights
Cesium (Cs) is one of the most hazardous contaminant on earth (Mosquera et al, 2006)
Cs 137 & Cs 134 are two main radioisotopes of cesium that that emit β and γ radiations. These radiations can enter into terrestrial environment through artificial discharges such as nuclear testing, nuclear wastes and accidental discharge
Plants can play a significant role in phytoremediation of radiocesium from environment
Summary
Cesium (Cs) is one of the most hazardous contaminant on earth (Mosquera et al, 2006). 6th decades excel research focus on mechanism of radiocesium transfer to plants through soil or air Such researches further attracted attention after Chernobyl Nuclear incident (1986). Radiocesium percolation in food chains and transfer factors has been investigated by various scientists They address this issue at different angles at different times (Berreck and Haselwandter, 2001, Broadley and Willey, 1997, Bystrzejewska-Piotrowska and Urban, 2004, Chakraborty et al, 2007, Entry et al, 1993, Fuhrmann et al, 2002, Mascanzoni, 1990, Mosquera et al, 2006, Paasikallio et al, 1994, Van Bergeijk et al, 1992, Zhu and Smolders, 2000, Lasat et al, 1998, Livens et al, 1991, Massas et al, 2002).
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