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Shtangeeva I (2010) Uptake of uranium and thorium by native and cultivated plants. J Environ
Radioact 101:458–463
Simon O, Gagnaire B, Camilleri V, Cavalié I, Floriani M, Adam-Guillermin C (2018) Toxicokinetic
and toxicodynamic of depleted uranium in the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Aquat Toxicol 197:9–18
Sohlenius G, Saetre P, Norden S, Grolander S, Sheppard S (2013) Inferences about radionuclide
mobility in soils based on the solid/liquid partition coefficients and soil properties. Ambio
42:414–424
Staven LH, Napier BA, Rhoads K, Strenge DLA (2003) Compendium of transfer factors for agricultural and animal products (PNNL-13421). United State Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, pp 32
Taylor SR (1996) Trace element abundances and the chondritic Earth model. Geochem Cosmochim
Acta 28:1989–1998
Tolbert GE (1955) Preliminary report on the Morro do Ferro thorium bearing rare-earths deposit,
Poços de Caldas plateau, Brazil. Technical Report, Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Rio de
Janeiro
Trenfield MA, McDonald S, Kovacs K, Lesher EK, Pringle JM, Markich SJ, Van Dam RA (2011)
Dissolved organic carbon reduces uranium bioavailability and toxicity. 1. Characterization of an
aquatic fulvic acid and its complexation with uranium[VI]. Environ Sci Technol 45:3075–3081
Turekian K, Wedepohl KH (1961) Distribution of the elements in some major units of the earth’s
crust. Geol Soc Am Bull 72:175–192
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) (1995) Human health and environmental damages from mining and mineral processing wastes. Archive document. Office of Solid
Waste. US Environ. Protection Agency
UNSCEAR (2000) United Nations Scientific Committee on the effects of atomic radiation sources
and effects of ionizing radiation. Report to the General Assembly Annex B: exposures of the
public and workers from various sources of radiation. United Nations, New York
USEPA (2006) Radionuclides in soil, Rad Town USA, United States Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, EPA 402-F-06-051
Vandenhove H, Van Hees M, Wouters K, Wannijn J (2007) Can we predict uranium bioavailability
based on soil parameters? Part 1: effect of soil parameters on soil solution uranium concentration. Environ Pollut 145:587–595
Vandenhove H, Olyslaegers G, Sanzharova N, Shubina O, Reed E, Shang Z, Velasco H (2009)
Proposal for new best estimates of the soil-to-plant transfer factor of U, Th, Ra, Pb and Po.
J Environ Radioact 100:721–732
Vasconcellos LMH, Amaral ECS, Vianna ME, Franca EP (1987) Uptake of 226Ra and 210Pb by
food crops cultivated in a region of high natural radioactivity in Brazil. J Environ Radioact
5:287–302
Veiga LHS, Amaral ECS, Fernandes HM (1998) Human health risk screening of radioactive and
nonradioactive contaminants due to uranium industry operation. J Environ Radioact 39:69–85
Veiga LHS, Melo V, Koifman S, Amaral ECS (2004) High radon exposure in a Brazilian underground coal mine. J Radiol Prot 24:295–305
Wang Q, Cheng T, Wu Y (2014) Influence of mineral colloids and humic substances on uranium
(VI) transport in water-saturated geologic porous media. J Contam Hydrol 170:76–85
Wasserman MA, Bartoly F, Viana AG, Silva MM, Rochedo ER, Perez DV, Conti CC (2008) Soil
to plant transfer of 137Cs and 60Co in Ferralsol, Nitisol and Acrisol. J Environ Radioact
99:546–553
Wedow H (1967) The Morro do Ferro thorium and rare-earth ore deposit, Poços de Caldas District,
Brazil. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1185-D, pp 35
Willey NJ (2014) Soil to plant transfer of radionuclides: Predicting the fate of multiple radioisotopes in plants. J Environ Radioact 133:31–34
J. A. Galhardi et al.
Sheppard SC, Sheppard MI, Gallerand MO, Sanipelli B (2005) Derivation of ecotoxicity thresholds for uranium. J Environ Radioact 79:55–83
Shtangeeva I (2010) Uptake of uranium and thorium by native and cultivated plants. J Environ
Radioact 101:458–463
Simon O, Gagnaire B, Camilleri V, Cavalié I, Floriani M, Adam-Guillermin C (2018) Toxicokinetic
and toxicodynamic of depleted uranium in the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Aquat Toxicol 197:9–18
Sohlenius G, Saetre P, Norden S, Grolander S, Sheppard S (2013) Inferences about radionuclide
mobility in soils based on the solid/liquid partition coefficients and soil properties. Ambio
42:414–424
Staven LH, Napier BA, Rhoads K, Strenge DLA (2003) Compendium of transfer factors for agricultural and animal products (PNNL-13421). United State Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, pp 32
Taylor SR (1996) Trace element abundances and the chondritic Earth model. Geochem Cosmochim
Acta 28:1989–1998
Tolbert GE (1955) Preliminary report on the Morro do Ferro thorium bearing rare-earths deposit,
Poços de Caldas plateau, Brazil. Technical Report, Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Rio de
Janeiro
Trenfield MA, McDonald S, Kovacs K, Lesher EK, Pringle JM, Markich SJ, Van Dam RA (2011)
Dissolved organic carbon reduces uranium bioavailability and toxicity. 1. Characterization of an
aquatic fulvic acid and its complexation with uranium[VI]. Environ Sci Technol 45:3075–3081
Turekian K, Wedepohl KH (1961) Distribution of the elements in some major units of the earth’s
crust. Geol Soc Am Bull 72:175–192
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) (1995) Human health and environmental damages from mining and mineral processing wastes. Archive document. Office of Solid
Waste. US Environ. Protection Agency
UNSCEAR (2000) United Nations Scientific Committee on the effects of atomic radiation sources
and effects of ionizing radiation. Report to the General Assembly Annex B: exposures of the
public and workers from various sources of radiation. United Nations, New York
USEPA (2006) Radionuclides in soil, Rad Town USA, United States Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, EPA 402-F-06-051
Vandenhove H, Van Hees M, Wouters K, Wannijn J (2007) Can we predict uranium bioavailability
based on soil parameters? Part 1: effect of soil parameters on soil solution uranium concentration. Environ Pollut 145:587–595
Vandenhove H, Olyslaegers G, Sanzharova N, Shubina O, Reed E, Shang Z, Velasco H (2009)
Proposal for new best estimates of the soil-to-plant transfer factor of U, Th, Ra, Pb and Po.
J Environ Radioact 100:721–732
Vasconcellos LMH, Amaral ECS, Vianna ME, Franca EP (1987) Uptake of 226Ra and 210Pb by
food crops cultivated in a region of high natural radioactivity in Brazil. J Environ Radioact
5:287–302
Veiga LHS, Amaral ECS, Fernandes HM (1998) Human health risk screening of radioactive and
nonradioactive contaminants due to uranium industry operation. J Environ Radioact 39:69–85
Veiga LHS, Melo V, Koifman S, Amaral ECS (2004) High radon exposure in a Brazilian underground coal mine. J Radiol Prot 24:295–305
Wang Q, Cheng T, Wu Y (2014) Influence of mineral colloids and humic substances on uranium
(VI) transport in water-saturated geologic porous media. J Contam Hydrol 170:76–85
Wasserman MA, Bartoly F, Viana AG, Silva MM, Rochedo ER, Perez DV, Conti CC (2008) Soil
to plant transfer of 137Cs and 60Co in Ferralsol, Nitisol and Acrisol. J Environ Radioact
99:546–553
Wedow H (1967) The Morro do Ferro thorium and rare-earth ore deposit, Poços de Caldas District,
Brazil. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1185-D, pp 35
Willey NJ (2014) Soil to plant transfer of radionuclides: Predicting the fate of multiple radioisotopes in plants. J Environ Radioact 133:31–34
J. A. Galhardi et al.