Uptake of uranium by lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in natural uranium contaminated soils in order to assess chemical risk for consumers

Uranium mining activity in Cunha Baixa (Portugal) village has left a legacy of polluted soils and irrigation water. A controlled field experiment was conducted with lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in an agricultural area nearby the abandoned mine in order to evaluate uranium uptake and distribution in r...

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Main Author: Neves, O. (author)
Other Authors: Abreu, M.M. (author), Vicente, E.M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/6008
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/6008