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Table 2. continued<br />

CONTAM<strong>IN</strong>ANT MEDIUM PROCESS CONCENTRATION 1<br />

PLANT 2<br />

RESULTS/NOTES<br />

226 Ra, 222 Rn Soil Phytoextraction Co = 4.4 x 10 3 Bq 226 Ra/kg soil Corn (Zea mays L.), dwarf sunflower<br />

(Helianthus annuus L.), tall fescue<br />

(Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)<br />

REFERENCE<br />

Lewis and MacDonell, 1990<br />

226 Ra and 222 Rn are taken up by plants, although percent removal per year <strong>of</strong> 226 Ra from soil is likely to be very low. A<br />

negative impact is that 222 Rn taken up is released by plants, with the amount released dependant on leaf area. Plants could<br />

increase the escape <strong>of</strong> 222 Rn through a soil cover.<br />

Strontium or 90 Sr <strong>Ground</strong> water Rhiz<strong>of</strong>iltration 200 g/L Sunflowers Dushenkov et al., 1997<br />

Soil Phytoextraction 100 Bq 137 Cs/g soil<br />

112 Bq 90 Sr/g soil<br />

Using the stable isotope, C o decreased to 35 g/L within 48 hours, then to 1 g/L by 96 hours<br />

20 to 2000 g/L Indian mustard Salt et al., 1997<br />

Root bioaccumulation coefficients were 500 to 2000<br />

Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum),<br />

johnson grass (Sorghum halpense),<br />

switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)<br />

Entry et al., 1999<br />

In 3 harvests in 24 weeks, aboveground biomass <strong>of</strong> bahia grass accumulated 26.3 to 46.7% <strong>of</strong> applied 137 Cs and 23.8 to 50.1%<br />

<strong>of</strong> applied 90 Sr; johnson grass accumulated 45.5 to 71.7% <strong>of</strong> applied 137 Cs and 52.6 to 88.7% <strong>of</strong> applied 90 Sr; and switchgrass<br />

accumulated 31.8 to 55.4% <strong>of</strong> applied 137 Cs and 36.8 to 63.4% <strong>of</strong> applied 90 Sr. Mycorrhizal infection <strong>of</strong> all plant species<br />

increased amount <strong>of</strong> uptake <strong>of</strong> 137 Cs and 90 Sr. Favorable experimental conditions may have enhanced uptake.<br />

Uranium Soil Phytoextraction 280 and 750 mg/kg total U Amaranth (Amaranth cruentus L.),<br />

Brassica juncea (various cultivars), bush<br />

bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Chinese<br />

cabbage (Brassica chinensis L.), Chinese<br />

mustard (Brassica narinosa L.), corn (Zea<br />

mays), cow pea (Pisum sativum L.), field<br />

pea (Pisum sativum L.), sunflower<br />

(Helianthus annuus L.), and winter wheat<br />

(Triticum aestivum L.)<br />

Huang et al., 1998<br />

Amaranth, Brassica juncea, Chinese cabbage, and Chinese mustard had significant U concentration in shoots, when soil was<br />

treated with citric acid. Maximum shoot U concentrations were more than 5000 mg/kg. Different cultivars had significantly<br />

different accumulation <strong>of</strong> U.<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Rhiz<strong>of</strong>iltration 10 to 2430 g/L Sunflowers Dushenkov et al., 1997<br />

Initial concentrations declined significantly within 48 hours, in some cases to below the remedial goal.

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