Translocation of cesium in the branches of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) and Konara oak (Quercus serrata)

133 CsCl solution was applied to the foliage of Japanese cedar ( Cryptomeria japonica ) and Konara oak ( Quercus serrata ) under field conditions to investigate whether radiocesium could be translocated from the foliage to other parts through senescence of foliage, and whether this differs between t...

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Published inJournal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 323; no. 2; pp. 959 - 964
Main Authors Wang, Wei, Hanai, Yuichi, Takenaka, Chisato, Tomioka, Rie, Iizuka, Kazuya
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Cedar
Cesium 133
Cesium isotopes
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Diagnostic Radiology
Foliage
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Leaves
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Oak
Physical Chemistry
Senescence
Konara oak
Foliar absorption
Stable cesium
Japanese cedar
Radiocesium
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Summary:133 CsCl solution was applied to the foliage of Japanese cedar ( Cryptomeria japonica ) and Konara oak ( Quercus serrata ) under field conditions to investigate whether radiocesium could be translocated from the foliage to other parts through senescence of foliage, and whether this differs between tree species. 133 Cs was translocated to nearby foliage in both species, whereas translocation to the base of the branches was observed in Konara oak, but not in Japanese cedar. These results suggest that the translocation of radiocesium towards woody branches might be more prominent in Konara oak than in Japanese cedar through senescence of foliage.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-019-06996-7