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V. Cercasov University of Hohenheim Institute of Physics Postbox 70 05 62 D-7000 Stuttgart 70 (FRG)

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Abstract  

The suitability of standard grass as bioaccumulator for different elements was investigated theoretically as well as experimentally using INAA and XRFA. The calculation is based on the annual mean values of elemental mass concentration in air at three sites with various characteristics and on the published data for deposition velocity. The potential contaminations computed in this way and supported by our experimental results were compared with the average mass contents in the standard grass. The resulting degrees of potential contamination show that for elements as Cr, Fe, Hg, Pb and Sb the monitoring with standard grass is normally possible, while for other elements (e.g. Br, Ca, Co, K, Mn, Na, Ni, S, Zn) the separation of contamination by film stripping method is indispensable. There is also an intermediate group (As, Ba, Se).

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Language English
Size A4
Year of
Foundation
1968
Volumes
per Year
1
Issues
per Year
12
Founder Akadémiai Kiadó
Founder's
Address
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
Publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publisher's
Address
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
CH-6330 Cham, Switzerland Gewerbestrasse 11.
Responsible
Publisher
Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó
ISSN 0236-5731 (Print)
ISSN 1588-2780 (Online)