Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on Spinach sp. during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamber

Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water (HTO) on Spinach sp. during light and dark condition was simulated inside the environmental chamber, and an attempt was made to compute CTFWTHTO, CpfwHTO, CpcwOBT, CpfwOBT using basic equations available in IAEA TECDOC1616. The predicted activity was compa...

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Main Authors: Chetan P Joshi, A K Patra, M K Jha, V Sudheendran, A Baburajan, I V Saradhi, A VinodKumar
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Radiation Protection and Environment
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Online Access:http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2021;volume=44;issue=3;spage=131;epage=134;aulast=Joshi
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author Chetan P Joshi
A K Patra
M K Jha
V Sudheendran
A Baburajan
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description Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water (HTO) on Spinach sp. during light and dark condition was simulated inside the environmental chamber, and an attempt was made to compute CTFWTHTO, CpfwHTO, CpcwOBT, CpfwOBT using basic equations available in IAEA TECDOC1616. The predicted activity was compared with the observed activity. The conversion of tissue-free water tritium (TFWT) to organically bound tritium (OBT) was more in the light condition. The ratio of OBT to TFWT varied from 0.006 to 0.082. The ratio of observed OBT activity (Bq/kg fresh weight) in light to dark conditions varied from 34% to 117%.
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spelling doaj.art-4279d43230eb4619823055f4adebf3872022-12-22T04:12:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsRadiation Protection and Environment0972-04642021-01-0144313113410.4103/rpe.rpe_15_21Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on Spinach sp. during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamberChetan P JoshiA K PatraM K JhaV SudheendranA BaburajanI V SaradhiA VinodKumarStudies on foliar uptake of tritiated water (HTO) on Spinach sp. during light and dark condition was simulated inside the environmental chamber, and an attempt was made to compute CTFWTHTO, CpfwHTO, CpcwOBT, CpfwOBT using basic equations available in IAEA TECDOC1616. The predicted activity was compared with the observed activity. The conversion of tissue-free water tritium (TFWT) to organically bound tritium (OBT) was more in the light condition. The ratio of OBT to TFWT varied from 0.006 to 0.082. The ratio of observed OBT activity (Bq/kg fresh weight) in light to dark conditions varied from 34% to 117%.http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2021;volume=44;issue=3;spage=131;epage=134;aulast=Joshidry depositionorganically-bound tritiumtissue-free water tritiumtritiumwet deposition
spellingShingle Chetan P Joshi
A K Patra
M K Jha
V Sudheendran
A Baburajan
I V Saradhi
A VinodKumar
Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on Spinach sp. during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamber
Radiation Protection and Environment
dry deposition
organically-bound tritium
tissue-free water tritium
tritium
wet deposition
title Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on Spinach sp. during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamber
title_full Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on Spinach sp. during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamber
title_fullStr Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on Spinach sp. during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamber
title_full_unstemmed Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on Spinach sp. during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamber
title_short Studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on Spinach sp. during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamber
title_sort studies on foliar uptake of tritiated water on spinach sp during light and dark simulated conditions using environmental chamber
topic dry deposition
organically-bound tritium
tissue-free water tritium
tritium
wet deposition
url http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2021;volume=44;issue=3;spage=131;epage=134;aulast=Joshi
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