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A case study was carried out to determine the uptake of thorium from soil to plant by using X-ray fluorescence technique. The radioecological experiment was undertaken to provide plant/soil concentration ratio (CR) data for thorium using 2 types of plant (barley and common vetch)×4 levels of Th(0, 1500, 3000,4500ppm)×2 types of soil (acidic and alkaline) with different configuration parameters. The calibration of the analytical method for thorium on dry basis of samples is described by using109Cd excitation source. The results indicated that theCR values decreased with the corresponding Th concentration in soils with a 1000 fold range and differed among soil and plant types.
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Zararsiz, A., Kirmaz, R., Önertoy, S. et al. A case study on uptake of thorium from soil to plant by using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 221, 173–177 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035261
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