The scope and approaches of the "multitracer technique" have briefly been r
eviewed. The various aspects of the "multitracer technique" include, the me
thods of accelerator production of "multitracers" and their separation, the
application of this technique in the study of adsorption of metal ions on
solid surfaces and in the study of distribution of trace elements in plants
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