RT Journal Article ID 281431733a6a777f A1 Shirokaya, Z. O. A1 Pan'kov, I. V. T1 Higher Water Vegetation of the Kiev and Kakhovka Reservoirs after the Meltdown at the Chernobyl Atomic Power Station JF Hydrobiological Journal JO HYD YR 1999 FD 1999-02-01 VO 35 IS 1 SP 158 OP 173 AB The current state of vegetation cover was analyzed in the Kiev and Kakhovka reservoirs. Communities of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. and Typha angustifolia L. were shown to play the major role in water self-purification from radionuclide contamination. The radionuclide distribution between the overground and underground phytomass of these species was studied. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/38cb2223012b73f2,2631627a30793210,281431733a6a777f.html