{"product_id":"9783319823768","title":"Impact of Cesium on Plants and the Environment","description":"\u003ch1\u003eImpact of Cesium on Plants and the Environment\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGupta, Dharmendra K.; Walther, Clemens\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book provides extensive and comprehensive knowledge to the  researchers\/academics who are working in the field of cesium  contaminated sites, and the impact on plants. This book is also helpful  for graduate and undergraduate students who are specializing in  radioecology or safe disposal of radioactive waste, remediation of  legacies and the impact on the environment. Radiocesium (\u003csup\u003e137\u003c\/sup\u003eCs and \u003csup\u003e134\u003c\/sup\u003eCs) was released into the environment as a result of nuclear weapons testing in 1950s and 1960s (~1x10\u003csup\u003e18\u003c\/sup\u003e Bq), and later due to the Chernobyl accident in 1986 (8.5x10\u003csup\u003e16\u003c\/sup\u003e Bq) and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 (~1x10\u003csup\u003e17\u003c\/sup\u003e Bq). \u003csup\u003e137\u003c\/sup\u003eCs is still of relevance due to its half-life of 30 years. The study of radioisotope \u003csup\u003e137\u003c\/sup\u003eCs  is important, as production and emission rates are high compared to  other radioisotopes, due to high fission yield and high volatility.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis  book contains original work and reviews on how cesium is released into  the environment on translocation from soil to plants and further on to  animals and into the human food chain. Separate chapters focus on the  effective half-life of cesium in plants and on how different cultivars  are responding in accumulation of cesium. Other key chapters focus on  cesium impact on single cells to higher plants and also on remediation  measures as well as on basic mechanism used for remedial options and  analysis of transfer factors. The book rounds off by contributions on  cesium uptake and translocation and its toxicity in plants after the  Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents.\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-07-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319823768\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-41525-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 319\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47525387993228,"sku":"9783319823768","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319823768.jpg?v=1776024756","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319823768","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}