ISSN:
1573-2932
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract The most likely means of Be entry into the food chain would appear to be via root, tuber, and forage crops grown on acid soils. Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and oats (Avena sativa) were grown in greenhouse pots of a strongly acid soil treated with 0 to 300 ppm Be and 0 to 1000 ppm CaC03. Germination and yield decreased, and plant Be content increased, with increasing soil Be content. The Be content of the potato tubers appeared to be low and unaffected by the soil Be content. Liming the soil and increasing the time between Be contamination and crop planting lessened the effect of Be.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00296589
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