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The effect of the application of ammonium-ferric-hexacyano-ferrate (AFCF),
effective in reducing soil-to-plant radiocaesium transfer, on radiostrontiu
m transfer was tested for ryegrass grown under greenhouse conditions on san
dy soil for 310 days. Identical radiostrontium transfer factors (9.4 kg kg(
-1) were obtained with 0 or 10 g AFCF m(-2) applied. Amending AFCF to plant
ed or uncovered sandy or loamy soils in quantities of up to 100 g AFCF m(-2
) did not result in detectable levels of free cyanide. Negative side effect
s of AFCF application to soil are hence unlikely. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science
Ltd. All rights reserved.