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Characteristics of radionuclides in soil and tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in Hoa Binh, Vietnam

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Understanding concentration and mobility behavior of radionuclides in soil and plant plays an important role and application. In this study, radionuclides in 28 soil layers and tea plant parts samples at Hoa Binh, Vietnam were investigated by gamma spectrometry. The results showed that the 137Cs concentration significantly decreased with the depth, while other radionuclides was almost unchanged. The transfer factor (TF) for 137Cs from soil to tea root was highest, followed by that from soil to trunk and from soil to leaf. By contrast, for the natural radionuclides, the highest transfer factor was recorded from soil to leaf, followed by the transfer factor from soil to trunk and the lowest one was observed from soil to root. Regarding the trending bioaccumulation (BFA) for tea plant decreased as the solubility and mobility of radionuclides decreased BFA (40K > 137Cs > 226Ra > 228Ra).

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  1. Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, 18 Vien street, Bac Tu Liem district, 100000, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Van-Hao Duong & Duong Nguyen Thanh

  2. Faculty of Physics, VNU University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Loat Van Bui

  3. Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 10 Dao Tan, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Thanh Tien Kim

  4. Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology, 179 Hoang Quoc Viet, Vinatom, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Thang Duc Duong & Quyet Huu Nguyen

  5. Centre for Environment Treatment Technology, High Command of Chemistry, 282, Lac Long Quan, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Duc Huu Hoang

  6. Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, 600 014, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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  7. Institute of Radiochemistry and Radioecology, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary

    Tibor Kovacs

  8. Institute of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Duy Tan University, 700000, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

    Hoai-Nam Tran

  9. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University, 550000, Da Nang, Vietnam

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Duong, VH., Nguyen Thanh, D., Bui, L.V. et al. Characteristics of radionuclides in soil and tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in Hoa Binh, Vietnam . J Radioanal Nucl Chem 329, 805–814 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07850-5

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