Plutonium Uptake by Plants (A Review)

• Published in: Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 3609 - 3617
• Main Authors: Shupik, A. A., Edomskaya, M. A., Synzynys, B. I., Shavrina, K. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; bulls; Cell Biology; Crops; Ecology; Fallout; Life Sciences; Plutonium; pollution; Radioactive contamination; Radionuclide; Ukraine; Vegetation; Zoology; Ukraine; global fallout; plants organs; migration factors; migration; contaminated areas; soil–plant system; plutonium; transfer factor

Information on the accumulation of plutonium by plants is summarized. The factors influencing the process of plutonium migration in the “soil–plant” system are considered. A review is given of plutonium transfer factors by plants as quantitative indicators of migration. It is shown that the plutoniu...