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Strontium-90 Accumulation on Plant Foliage During Rainfall.

R G Menzel, H Roberts, E H Stewart

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |November 1, 1963
    PubMed
    Summary

    Rainfall significantly increased strontium-90 in crops during 1962, except for very young plants. Between rain events, strontium-90 accumulation was minimal, similar to normal soil uptake.

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