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INDEX 



Transport 

 of Plutonium in Hudson River, 688-689 

 of Plutonium in Savannah River, 607 

 of Plutonium by soil, 24-26, 414-416,429- 



430 

 of transuranic elements by biota in marine 



systems, 532-536 

 of transuranic elements by water, 26-27 

 Transport ratios (TR) for roots and seeds of 



plants, 296-297 

 Trophic Transfer Factor (TTF) 

 in food chains, 620 



used in place of concentration ratio (CR), 

 620 



Uptake 

 of transuranic elements by animals, 24-33 



of transuranic elements by plants, 28-29, 

 363-365,474475 

 Uranium-235,-237, -238 

 in Chinese nuclear test debris, 78 

 in nuclear devices at Bikini, 78, 542 



Variability of transuranic elements in soil 



sampling, 167-171, 191-193 

 Variation, sources of, in soil sampling, 165-166, 



191-193 



Weathering (ageing) of transuranic elements 

 effects on assimilation by plants, 399 

 half-Ufe of airborne radionuclides, 278 

 removal from plant surfaces, 471-472 



White Oak Lake, behavior of plutonium in 

 biota of, 617 



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