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New data on the effect of ionizing radiation on the growth of the aquatic plant Elodea canadensis in the laboratory

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Toxicological experiments with radioactive bottom sediments and extrinsic γ-irradiation have demonstrated that the growth of common elodea roots is suppressed by irradiation at doses several times lower than the established threshold dose. The effect of γ-irradiation on the growth of elodea stems has not been observed at any dose used. The data obtained show that elodea could be recommended for use as an indicator of biological effects of radiation in the range of low radiation doses.

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    A. Ya. Bolsunovsky, D. V. Dementyev, E. A. Trofimova & T. A. Zotina

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Original Russian Text © A.Ya. Bolsunovsky, D.V. Dementyev, E.A. Trofimova, T.A. Zotina, 2017, published in Doklady Akademii Nauk, 2017, Vol. 475, No. 1, pp. 113–119.

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Bolsunovsky, A.Y., Dementyev, D.V., Trofimova, E.A. et al. New data on the effect of ionizing radiation on the growth of the aquatic plant Elodea canadensis in the laboratory. Dokl Biol Sci 475, 157–160 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012496617040019

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