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Mitigation of radium-226 in agricultural soils and influence of soil-to-plant transfer factor and physical–chemical properties of soil

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The mitigation rate (Rj) was evaluated for Ra-226 in cultivated soil in twelve fields in Vietnam. For the collected soils, the Rj values were between 0.1 and 0.58 Bq kg−2 y−1 with an average value of 0.28 Bq kg−2 y−1. The influence of the physicochemical properties of soil and cultivation characteristics on the rate of Ra-226 was considered. A strong correlation was found between the soil-to-plant factors (TF) and the uptake rates of plants (Ru) (Pearson coefficient |p|> 0.6). The leaching rate (Rℓ) in the surface soil correlates with some physical–chemical properties of soil such as the partition coefficient of Ra-226 in soil (Kd), infiltration rate of water (Rw), and activity concentration of Ra-226 in soil water (Cw) (|p|> 0.6).

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This research is funded by University of Science, VNU-HCM under grant number T2022-42

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  1. Nuclear Technique Laboratory, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Van Thang Nguyen, Thi Yen Hong Huynh, Huu Ngan Thy Truong, Nguyen Phong Thu Huynh & Cong Hao Le

  2. Faculty of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Van Thang Nguyen & Cong Hao Le

  3. Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Van Thang Nguyen, Thi Yen Hong Huynh, Huu Ngan Thy Truong, Nguyen Phong Thu Huynh & Cong Hao Le

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VTN: Radioactivity analysis; Manuscript preparation, NPTH, TYHH: Sample collection; Manuscript preparation, CHL, HNTT: Simulation; Language editing; Project manager.

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Nguyen, V.T., Huynh, T.Y.H., Truong, H.N.T. et al. Mitigation of radium-226 in agricultural soils and influence of soil-to-plant transfer factor and physical–chemical properties of soil. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 333, 2155–2162 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09423-8

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