Influence of combined alpha, beta and gamma radionuclide contamination on the frequency of waxy-reversions in barley pollen.

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(92)90235-k

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Influence of combined alpha, beta and gamma radionuclide contamination on the frequency of waxy-reversions in barley pollen.

The Science of the total environment - 1 Feb 1992

Bubryak I, Vilensky E, Naumenko V, Grodzisky D

Abstract excerpt

The mutagenic effectiveness of chronic, combined alpha-, beta-, and gamma-irradiation caused by radionuclide contamination of the biogeocenosis was studied in comparison with chronic gamma-irradiation from an external 60Co source. The waxy-test on barley pollen proved to be sufficiently sensitive...

Topics

Accidents
Alpha Particles
Beta Particles
Gamma Rays
Hordeum
Mutation
Nuclear Reactors
Pollen
Radioactive Fallout
Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
Ukraine

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