Transfer Rates of 238U and 232Th for E. globulus, A. mearnsii, H. filipendula and Hazardous Effects of the Usage of Medicinal Plants From Around Gold Mine Dump Environs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Geology of the Study Site
2. Experimental and Analytical Method
2.1. Sample Analysis Using the NexION 300Q ICP-MS Instrument and Technique
2.2. Sample Preparation for ICP-MS
3. Result and Discussion
3.1. Soil-to-Plant Transfer Factors (TF)
3.1.1. Analysis of 238U Soil-to-Plant TF
3.1.2. Analysis of 232Th Soil-to-Plant TF
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of interest
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Tshivhase, V.M.; Njinga, R.L.; Mathuthu, M.; Dlamini, T.C. Transfer Rates of 238U and 232Th for E. globulus, A. mearnsii, H. filipendula and Hazardous Effects of the Usage of Medicinal Plants From Around Gold Mine Dump Environs. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 15782-15793. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215021
Tshivhase VM, Njinga RL, Mathuthu M, Dlamini TC. Transfer Rates of 238U and 232Th for E. globulus, A. mearnsii, H. filipendula and Hazardous Effects of the Usage of Medicinal Plants From Around Gold Mine Dump Environs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(12):15782-15793. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215021
Chicago/Turabian StyleTshivhase, Victor M., Raymond L. Njinga, Manny Mathuthu, and Thulani C. Dlamini. 2015. "Transfer Rates of 238U and 232Th for E. globulus, A. mearnsii, H. filipendula and Hazardous Effects of the Usage of Medicinal Plants From Around Gold Mine Dump Environs" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 12: 15782-15793. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215021