@article{article_534744, title={U and Th Transport and Uptake in Triticum Sativum Cultivated Farmland in the Temrezli (Sorgun, Yozgat, Turkey) U and Th Mining Area}, journal={Turkish Journal of Science and Technology}, volume={14}, pages={1–7}, year={2019}, author={Kırat, Güllü and Aydın, Nasuh}, keywords={Enrichment coefficient, phytoremediation, uranium; thorium, Triticum sativum plant}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">In this study, 20 samples <i>Triticum sativum L. (T. sativum) </i> plants grown in Temrezli
agriculture areas were collected and the distribution and accumulation of
uranium and thorium (U and Th) in stems, shells and grains of this plant were
identified. In addition, plant ashes and nearby soil samples were analyzed by ICP-MS
to determine the concentrations of U and Th. The mean U and Th values in the
soils, stems, shells and grains of <i>T.
sativum </i> plant, were calculated as 2.73 mg/kg, 0.16 mg/kg, 0.17 mg/kg, 0.16
mg/kg and 34.01 mg/kg, 1.02 mg/kg, 0.65 mg/kg, 1.09 mg/kg (in respectively).
The mean U and Th enrichment coefficients of this plant were less than 1. The
decrease in EC may be due to the saturation of metal uptake and/or transport.
Therefore, <i>T. sativum </i> plant may be
useful in phytoremediation and in remediation areas contaminated by U and Th.  </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Fırat University}