Chemical speciation and bioavailability of elements in the
environment and their relevance to radioecology Desmet, G.M.;
Van Loon, L.R.; Howard, B.J.. 1991 Chemical speciation and
bioavailability of elements in the environment and their
relevance to radioecology. Science of the Total Environment,
100. 105-124. 10.1016/0048-9697(91)90375-OFull text not
available from this repository. The commonly used terms
‘chemical speciation’ and ‘bioavailability’ are discussed and an
attempt made to produce both qualitative and quantitative
descriptions of their influence on the transfer of elements in
the environment. The importance of considering the presence of
the many different species of radionuclides which may occur in
the environment is emphasized. The limitations of using
concentration ratios, which take no account of the differing
bioavailability of various chemical species of radionuclides,
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