Potential side effects of ammonium-ferric-hexacyano-ferrate application: enhanced radiostrontium transfer and free cyanide release

Authors
Vandenhove, H Van Hees, M Vandecasteele, C
Citation
H. Vandenhove et al., Potential side effects of ammonium-ferric-hexacyano-ferrate application: enhanced radiostrontium transfer and free cyanide release, J ENV RAD, 47(2), 2000, pp. 149-155
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY
ISSN journal
0265931X → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
149 - 155
Database
ISI
SICI code
0265-931X(2000)47:2<149:PSEOAA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
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.