Soil-to-plant 137Cs transfer factors in Western Amazon, Brazil

Key Points

• Soil-to-plant transfer factors for 137Cs vary significantly across species and environmental conditions, indicating unique ecological dynamics.
• The average transfer factor observed was approximately 0.30, demonstrating the influence of soil contamination on plant uptake and ecology.
• Observational analysis focused on multiple plant species across different trophic levels in the Western Amazon, providing a comprehensive understanding of ecosystem dynamics.
• These findings may enable better assessments of soil contamination impacts on food chains; further studies are needed to validate across diverse ecosystems.