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DETAILED knowledge of the behaviour of strontium-90 in soil is of particular importance in assessing the long-term consequences of its deposition on agricultural land. Experiments have been carried out to determine whether strontium-90 becomes progressively fixed and therefore less available to plants. The majority of the more recent evidence suggests that the availability is decreased to only a small extent, if at all, by changes in the physico-chemical state of strontium-90 in the soil1. Deeper penetration through the soil or a more thorough mixing may, however, reduce the quantity of strontium-90 which is absorbed by plants2.
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SQUIRE, H. Changes with Time in the Availability of Strontium-90 in Soil. Nature 188, 518–519 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188518a0
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