Front tracking of the translocation of water-soluble cesium deposited on tree leaves of plum

After the trunks of Cryptomeria japonica and Quercus serrata collected from the Fukushima prefecture were soaked in water, approximately 60 % of the radiocesium in the tree trunks was extracted into the water, indicating that the radiocesium in tree trunks mainly exists in a water-soluble form. The...

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Published inJournal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 310; no. 1; pp. 109 - 115
Main Authors Ohta, Tomoko, Torimoto, Junji, Kubota, Takumi, Mahara, Yasunori
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2016
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Cesium
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Diagnostic Radiology
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Leaves
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physical Chemistry
Tracking
Translocation
Foliar absorption
Chemical form
Stable cesium
Radioactive cesium
Deciduous broadleaf
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Summary:After the trunks of Cryptomeria japonica and Quercus serrata collected from the Fukushima prefecture were soaked in water, approximately 60 % of the radiocesium in the tree trunks was extracted into the water, indicating that the radiocesium in tree trunks mainly exists in a water-soluble form. The front tracking of cesium into the wood from the leaves of trees was carried out after cesium in the water-soluble form was applied to the leaf surfaces. The results demonstrated that cesium translocated from the cesium-bearing leaves, to the branch in contact with the leaves, and then into the trunk in contact with the branch.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-016-4791-8