ACCUMULATION OF TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS BY UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND ORGANS OF TRACHEOPHYTES
Abstract
The presence of transuranic elements in the Chernobyl fallout determines the longevity of radioecological consequences, especially with their possible involvement in the biological cycle. Without knowledge of transfer and distribution patterns of transuranic elements in plants we cannot make a correct assessment of the radiological situation in the areas affected by radioactive contamination from the Chernobyl accident. The article presents the accumulation factors for the aboveground and underground organs of herbaceous and shrub plants of different ecological groups. It is shown that the accumulation factors of transuranic elements in the underground organs of vascular plants are much higher than their accumulation factors in aboveground biomass.
About the Authors
R. K. Spirov
Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel
Russian Federation
Junior researcher
Russian Federation
Junior researcher
A. N. Nikitin
Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel
Russian Federation
Ph. D. (Agrarian), Head of the Laboratory
Russian Federation
Ph. D. (Agrarian), Head of the Laboratory
I. A. Cheshik
Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel
Russian Federation
Ph. D. (Medicine), Director
Russian Federation
Ph. D. (Medicine), Director
R. A. Korol
Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel
Russian Federation
Senior researcher
Russian Federation
Senior researcher
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