198
Table 2 Temperate environment soil-plant transfer factors, F v , for uranium (IAEA 2010)
Plant group
Plant
compartment
Soil
group
Number
of
samples
Geometric
mean
Geometric
standard
deviation Minimum Maximum
All
All
781
2.3 × 10
−2
9.1
3.0 × 10
−5
1.3 × 10
1
Cereals
Grain
All
59
6.2 × 10
−3
7.7
1.6 × 10
−4
8.2 × 10
−1
Sand
6
8.9 × 10
−3
1.1 × 10
1
1.9 × 10
−4
6.2 × 10
−2
Loam
20
7.7 × 10
−3
5.1
1.6 × 10
−4
6.2 × 10
−2
Clay
11
3.8 × 10
−3
4.0
7.6 × 10
−4
5.0 × 10
−2
Stems and
shoots
All
55
2.7 × 10
−2
7.5
3.0 × 10
−5
3.5
Sand
6
3.4 × 10
−2
6.0
2.1 × 10
−3
1.7 × 10
−1
Loam
25
5.4 × 10
−2
6.30
7.4 × 10
−4
3.5
Clay
8
1.0 × 10
−2
3.6
2.8 × 10
−3
9.8 × 10
−2
Maize
Grain
All
9
1.5 × 10
−2
1.2 × 10
1
5.0 × 10
−4
7.1 × 10
−1
Stems and
shoots
All
11
7.8 × 10
−3
1.4 × 10
1
1.6 × 10
−4
9.6 × 10
−1
Leafy
vegetables
Leaves
All
108
2.0 × 10
−2
7.3
7.8 × 10
−5
8.8
Sand
7
1.7 × 10
−1
1.5 × 10
1
1.5 × 10
−3
8.8
Loam
14
4.3 × 10
−2
3.9
7.7 × 10
−3
2.7 × 10
−1
Clay
9
3.6 × 10
−3
4.2
7.6 × 10
−4
4.3 × 10
−2
Organic
6
1.8 × 10
−1
9.7
7.9 × 10
−3
8.0
Non-leafy
vegetables
Fruits, heads,
berries, buds
All
38
1.5 × 10
−2
4.2
5.2 × 10
−4
2.0 × 10
−1
Sand
7
1.9 × 10
−2
5.5
1.3 × 10
−3
1.6 × 10
−1
Loam
4
2.3 × 10
−2
2.2
7.6 × 10
−3
4.7 × 10
−2
Clay
7
1.8 × 10
−2
4.2
5.0 × 10
−3
2.0 × 10
−1
Stems and
shoots
All
6
5.3 × 10
−2
9.9
4.3 × 10
−3
7.1 × 10
−1
Leguminous
vegetables
Seeds and
pods
All
19
2.2 × 10
−3
1.2 × 10
1
5.4 × 10
−5
1.5 × 10
−1
Loam
4
3.0 × 10
−3
1.8 × 10
1
5.4 × 10
−5
4.7 × 10
−2
Clay
7
5.5 × 10
−4
4.7
5.7 × 10
−5
5.0 × 10
−3
Stems and
shoots
All
21
6.4 × 10
−2
1.4 × 10
1
7.4 × 10
−4
8.7
Sand
6
2.8 × 10
−1
2.0 × 10
1
5.3 × 10
−3
8.7
Loam
6
1.2 × 10
−2
6.2
7.4 × 10
−4
1.4 × 10
−1
Root crops
Roots
All
46
8.4 × 10
−3
6.2
4.9 × 10
−4
2.6 × 10
−1
Sand
9
7.8 × 10
−3
5.9
9.9 × 10
−4
2.3 × 10
−1
Loam
10
2.5 × 10
−2
3.2
2.6 × 10
−3
1.2 × 10
−1
Clay
5
6.8 × 10
−3
6.2
7.9 × 10
−4
9.2 × 10
−2
Stems and
shoots
All
37
2.8 × 10
−2
5.4
2.0 × 10
−3
7.0 × 10
−1
Sand
9
2.5 × 10
−2
5.6
2.0 × 10
−3
2.4 × 10
−1
Loam
11
5.0 × 10
−2
3.0
1.3 × 10
−2
3.2 × 10
−1
Clay
5
1.1 × 10
−2
4.3
2.0 × 10
−3
5.8 × 10
−2
(continued)
M. C. Thorne
Table 2 Temperate environment soil-plant transfer factors, F v , for uranium (IAEA 2010)
Plant group
Plant
compartment
Soil
group
Number
of
samples
Geometric
mean
Geometric
standard
deviation Minimum Maximum
All
All
781
2.3 × 10
−2
9.1
3.0 × 10
−5
1.3 × 10
1
Cereals
Grain
All
59
6.2 × 10
−3
7.7
1.6 × 10
−4
8.2 × 10
−1
Sand
6
8.9 × 10
−3
1.1 × 10
1
1.9 × 10
−4
6.2 × 10
−2
Loam
20
7.7 × 10
−3
5.1
1.6 × 10
−4
6.2 × 10
−2
Clay
11
3.8 × 10
−3
4.0
7.6 × 10
−4
5.0 × 10
−2
Stems and
shoots
All
55
2.7 × 10
−2
7.5
3.0 × 10
−5
3.5
Sand
6
3.4 × 10
−2
6.0
2.1 × 10
−3
1.7 × 10
−1
Loam
25
5.4 × 10
−2
6.30
7.4 × 10
−4
3.5
Clay
8
1.0 × 10
−2
3.6
2.8 × 10
−3
9.8 × 10
−2
Maize
Grain
All
9
1.5 × 10
−2
1.2 × 10
1
5.0 × 10
−4
7.1 × 10
−1
Stems and
shoots
All
11
7.8 × 10
−3
1.4 × 10
1
1.6 × 10
−4
9.6 × 10
−1
Leafy
vegetables
Leaves
All
108
2.0 × 10
−2
7.3
7.8 × 10
−5
8.8
Sand
7
1.7 × 10
−1
1.5 × 10
1
1.5 × 10
−3
8.8
Loam
14
4.3 × 10
−2
3.9
7.7 × 10
−3
2.7 × 10
−1
Clay
9
3.6 × 10
−3
4.2
7.6 × 10
−4
4.3 × 10
−2
Organic
6
1.8 × 10
−1
9.7
7.9 × 10
−3
8.0
Non-leafy
vegetables
Fruits, heads,
berries, buds
All
38
1.5 × 10
−2
4.2
5.2 × 10
−4
2.0 × 10
−1
Sand
7
1.9 × 10
−2
5.5
1.3 × 10
−3
1.6 × 10
−1
Loam
4
2.3 × 10
−2
2.2
7.6 × 10
−3
4.7 × 10
−2
Clay
7
1.8 × 10
−2
4.2
5.0 × 10
−3
2.0 × 10
−1
Stems and
shoots
All
6
5.3 × 10
−2
9.9
4.3 × 10
−3
7.1 × 10
−1
Leguminous
vegetables
Seeds and
pods
All
19
2.2 × 10
−3
1.2 × 10
1
5.4 × 10
−5
1.5 × 10
−1
Loam
4
3.0 × 10
−3
1.8 × 10
1
5.4 × 10
−5
4.7 × 10
−2
Clay
7
5.5 × 10
−4
4.7
5.7 × 10
−5
5.0 × 10
−3
Stems and
shoots
All
21
6.4 × 10
−2
1.4 × 10
1
7.4 × 10
−4
8.7
Sand
6
2.8 × 10
−1
2.0 × 10
1
5.3 × 10
−3
8.7
Loam
6
1.2 × 10
−2
6.2
7.4 × 10
−4
1.4 × 10
−1
Root crops
Roots
All
46
8.4 × 10
−3
6.2
4.9 × 10
−4
2.6 × 10
−1
Sand
9
7.8 × 10
−3
5.9
9.9 × 10
−4
2.3 × 10
−1
Loam
10
2.5 × 10
−2
3.2
2.6 × 10
−3
1.2 × 10
−1
Clay
5
6.8 × 10
−3
6.2
7.9 × 10
−4
9.2 × 10
−2
Stems and
shoots
All
37
2.8 × 10
−2
5.4
2.0 × 10
−3
7.0 × 10
−1
Sand
9
2.5 × 10
−2
5.6
2.0 × 10
−3
2.4 × 10
−1
Loam
11
5.0 × 10
−2
3.0
1.3 × 10
−2
3.2 × 10
−1
Clay
5
1.1 × 10
−2
4.3
2.0 × 10
−3
5.8 × 10
−2
(continued)
M. C. Thorne