Effects of low-level radioactive soil contamination and sterilization on the degradation of radiolabeled wheat straw

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• 作者：Bastian Niedré ; e ; ^{b.niedree@fz-juelich.de} ; Harry Vereecken¹ ; ^{h.vereecken@fz-juelich.de} ; Peter Burauel² ; ^{p.burauel@fz-juelich.de}
• 关键词：Mineralization ; Wheat straw ; Cs-137 ; Sr-90 ; C-14 ; Chernobyl
• 刊名：Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：July, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：109
• 期：Complete
• 页码：29-35
• 全文大小：539 K

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After the explosion of reactor 4 in the nuclear power plant near Chernobyl, huge agricultural areas became contaminated with radionuclides. In this study, we want to elucidate whether ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr affect microorganisms and their community structure and functions in agricultural soil. For this purpose, the mineralization of radiolabeled wheat straw was examined in lab-scale microcosms. Native soils and autoclaved and reinoculated soils were incubated for 70 days at 20?¡ãC. After incubation, the microbial community structure was compared via 16S and 18S rDNA denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). The radioactive contamination with ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr was found to have little effect on community structure and no effect on the straw mineralization. The autoclaving and reinoculation of soil had a strong influence on the mineralization and the community structure. Additionally we analyzed the effect of soil treatment on mineralization and community composition. It can be concluded that other environmental factors (such as changing content of dissolved organic carbon) are much stronger regulating factors in the mineralization of wheat straw and that low-level radiation only plays a minor role.