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Nogueira P, Kammann U, Schmied SAK, Aust MO. Comparison between the Baltic Sea and Irish Sea level of Cs-137 contamination on benthic, demersal and pelagic fish species. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2024; 278:107510. [PMID: 39088873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/03/2024]
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The Irish Sea and the Baltic Sea are nowadays still the two most Cs-137 contaminated Seas worldwide. However, the origins of this contaminations are completely different. While the Baltic Sea was unintentionally contaminated due to global fallout after the accident in the Chernobyl nuclear powerplant in 1986, the Irish sea was intentionally used for low level liquid radioactive waste discharges from the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing facility (called Windscale until 1981) between the 1950s and 1990s. Nowadays, more than 30 years later, it is still possible to detect these contaminations in fish, water and sediments of both seas. Since fish are an important part of the human diet, monitoring Cs-137 levels in fish is essential for assessing the potential radiation exposure to humans. In 2019 and 2020 two surveys were dedicated to study the current levels of radioactive contamination in fish species from both Seas. During both surveys, fish samples were collected and analysed by gamma spectrometry later on. The results show that the average Cs-137 activity in benthic, demersal and pelagic fish species from the Baltic Sea are 2.7, 4.6 and 4.2, respectively, times higher than the corresponding values of the Irish Sea. Based on this and two other comparisons, it is concluded that the Baltic Sea is the most contaminated with Cs-137.
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- Pedro Nogueira
- Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Herwigstraße 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany.
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- Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Herwigstraße 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Herwigstraße 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany
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Qiao J, Andersson K, Nielsen S. Half-century trends of radioactivity in fish from Danish areas of the North Sea, Kattegat, and Baltic Sea. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 346:123681. [PMID: 38428789 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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This work reports comprehensive time-series datasets over the past 50 years for natural (210Po) and anthropogenic (134Cs and 137Cs) radionuclides in three fish species (cod, herring and plaice) from Danish marine areas covering the North Sea, Kattegat, and Baltic Sea. Impact from the global fallout of atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, radioactive discharges from the European nuclear reprocessing plants and release from Chernobyl accident are clearly detected in the fish samples. While 210Po concentrations in each fish species demonstrated comparable levels across the three regions without notable temporal trends, significantly higher median 210Po concentration was observed in the lower trophic level fish, namely herring and plaice, compared to cod. In contrast, 137Cs concentrations in all three species steadily decrease over time after the Chernobyl-attributed peaks in late 1980s in the entire study area, whereas 137Cs always demonstrated higher concentrations in cod than herring and plaice. Our calculated concentration factors (CFs) for 137Cs in this work indicate that the mean CFs for 137Cs over the past 50 years are significantly different across the three species, following the order of cod < herring < plaice. Based on the time-series data, ecological half-lives (Teco) of 137Cs in fish from Danish marine areas were estimated to evaluate the long-term impact of anthropogenic radioactive contamination in different regions. Our results indicate no significant difference in Teco across different fish species, whereas the weighted mean Teco for fish in the Baltic Sea (29.3 ± 3.9 y) is significantly longer than those of the North Sea (9.8 ± 0.9 y) and Kattegat (11.7 ± 1.2 y), reflecting the strong 'memory effect' of the Baltic Sea due to its slow water renewal. However, the dose assessment demonstrates that the contribution of the natural radionuclide 210Po to ingestion dose from fish consumption is 1-2 order of magnitude higher compared to that of 137Cs.
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- Jixin Qiao
- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), DTU Risø Campus, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark.
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), DTU Risø Campus, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), DTU Risø Campus, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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Abbasi A, Almousa N, Zakaly HMH. The distribution of radiotoxic 137Cs concentrations in seaweed and mussel species in the Mediterranean Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 197:115737. [PMID: 37918140 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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A study was conducted to determine the 137Cs activity concentrations in various seaweed and mussel samples from the North East Mediterranean Sea, including the brown algae (Dictyota dichotoma) and oarweed (Laminaria digitata), and mussel species (Haliotis asinina, Mytilus edulis and Mytilus galloprovinciali). The 137Cs activity concentration in seaweed species exhibited varying levels, ranging from 84.20 ± 1.82 to 236.05 ± 5.72 mBq kg-1 fresh weight (fw) for oarweed, and 106.29 ± 2.26 to 252.38 ± 6.04 mBq kg-1 fw for brown algae. The 137Cs value in mussel species were between 12.94 ± 0.51-101.84 ± 1.35 mBq kg-1 fw for M. galloprovincialis, 15.49 ± 0.58-71.52 ± 1.16 mBq kg-1 fw for M. edulis, and 10.36 ± 0.11-69.13 ± 1.34 mBq kg-1 fw for H. asinine. When comparing the 137Cs concentration in seaweed and mussel species, the average concentration in seaweeds was approximately four times higher than that in mussels. This significant difference in radioisotope concentration highlights the potential for higher bioaccumulation of 137Cs in seaweeds compared to mussels.
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- Akbar Abbasi
- Faculty of Art and Science, University of Kyrenia, Kyrenia, TRNC, via Mersin 10, Turkey; Physics Department, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, 99628 North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Turkey.
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Egypt; Istinye University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Computer Engineering Department, Istanbul 34396, Turkey; Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
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Törnquist P, Eriksson M, Olszewski G, Carlsson M, López-Lora M, Pettersson HBL. On the use of dated sediments to investigate historical nuclear discharges. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 188:114637. [PMID: 36731376 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Studsvik, a Swedish nuclear research facility, has been releasing aquatic radioactive discharges in the Baltic Sea, through the bay Tvären, since 1959. The permissible discharge levels are regulated by the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) but only information about 60Co, 137Cs, 152Eu, total alpha and beta activities were reported up to 2002. Since then, the reports cover most a more comprehensive set of radionuclides. In this context, the seabed can be utilized as a chronological archive to investigate historical Studsvik releases. To this end, 23 sediment cores covering the whole area of the bay were studied and 5 of them were dated using 210Pb-dating methods. Since the discharges from Studsvik contain both plutonium and caesium, neither can be used to validate the 210Pb-dating method. Instead, stable lead with maximum deposition, known to be dated to 1970, was used. Cobalt-60, 137Cs, and 152Eu depth distributions were studied from the dated sediment cores and compared with reported levels of aquatic discharges. The expected sediment 137Cs-peak from the fallout from the Chornobyl accident was however smeared out, indicating an ongoing inflow of 137Cs with the Baltic seawater. Our findings show that reported releases of aquatic discharges of 60Co and 152Eu are consistent with measured sediment activity distribution. The sediments from the deepest parts of Tvären, with intact chronology and with a high time resolution, are ideal for investigating historical nuclear discharges and can be a tool to investigate unreported radionuclide releases. Dated sediment can in this way be a tool for nuclear safeguards to evaluate past and present activities in nuclear facilities.
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- Per Törnquist
- Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Radiological Sciences, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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- Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Radiological Sciences, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Radiological Sciences, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden; University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Radiochemistry Department, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Radiological Sciences, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Radiological Sciences, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Radiation Physics, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Sabu KSP, Kavitha PK, Shareef YN, Khan MF. Evaluation of the radiological dose due to 210Po in commercial clupeid fish collected in the near-shore environment of the high background natural radiation area (HBNRA) on the southwest coast of India. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 182:114034. [PMID: 35981447 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, we quantified the tissue concentration of 210Po in a variety of commercial sardine fish species of the family Clupeidae from an area of high background natural radiation area on the southwest coast of India. The smooth belly sardine Amblygaster leiogaster had the lowest 210Po concentration in its muscle (45.6 ± 7.9 Bq kg-1 fresh), while the goldstripe sardine Sardinella gibbosa had the highest (103.4 ± 10.1 Bq kg-1 fresh). The Annual Committed Effective Dose (ACED) of fried sardine and sardine curry were 134.3-304.3 μSv y-1 and 226.6-513.5 μSv y-1, respectively. Of the 210Po loss, 20 % was due to frying and 10 % to preparing sardine curry. The effective dose was found to be globally comparable and well below the world limit. Consumption of sardines containing 210Po would not pose a health hazard to the residents of Manavalakurchi.
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- Karunakaran Sreekumar Praveen Sabu
- Department of Zoology, Thiru Kolanjiappar Government Arts College, (Affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Serkadu, Vellore), Virudhachalam, 606001 Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College (Autonomous - Affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Serkadu, Vellore), Hakeem Nagar, Melvisharam, 632509 Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College (Autonomous - Affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Serkadu, Vellore), Hakeem Nagar, Melvisharam, 632509 Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College (Autonomous - Affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Serkadu, Vellore), Hakeem Nagar, Melvisharam, 632509 Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Panigrahi S, Mohanty AK, Samantara MK, Sahu G, Chandrasekaran S, Subramanian V, Srinivas CV. Distribution, annual committed effective dose, and health safety assessment of 210Po in marine biota from Kalpakkam coast, Bay of Bengal. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 173:113147. [PMID: 34808544 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Seafood, intertidal biota, beach sediment, and seawater from Kalpakkam coast, Bay of Bengal were analyzed for 210Po to evaluate the internal exposure and other radiological safety aspects. Kalpakkam houses various nuclear power generation facilities on its coast. The activity concentration of 210Po was more pronounced in the intertidal organisms. Pelagic planktivorous fishes have the highest activity of the non-technogenic radionuclide, followed by the detrital feeders, benthic planktivores, benthic carnivores, and pelagic carnivore fishes. The affinity of 210Po to organic detrital matter and planktonic organisms has led to a higher accumulation of radionuclide in planktivorous fishes. Activity concentration of 210Po in seafood ranged between 1.13 ± 0.3 and 96.71 ± 1.6 Bq kg-1 (Becquerel/kilogram). In seaweeds and gastropods, it ranged from 2.09 ± 0.2 to 8.21 ± 0.6 and from 9.31 ± 0.7 to 21.58 ± 1.2 Bq kg-1, respectively. The committed effective dose (CED) of 210Po in seafood varied from 31.18 to 456.68 μSv yr-1 (microSievert/year). Radiological hazard parameters, such as activity intake, CED in consumption, of the seafood from this coast are within the acceptable levels prescribed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection and US Environmental Protection Agency.
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- Satyanarayan Panigrahi
- Environmental Assessment Section, EAD/RESG/SQRMG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu 603 102, India.
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- Aerosol Transport and Biodiversity Section, RESD/RESG/SQRMG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India
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- Aerosol Transport and Biodiversity Section, RESD/RESG/SQRMG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India
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- Aerosol Transport and Biodiversity Section, RESD/RESG/SQRMG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India
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- Environmental Assessment Section, EAD/RESG/SQRMG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu 603 102, India; Homi Bhaba National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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- Aerosol Transport and Biodiversity Section, RESD/RESG/SQRMG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India
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- Environmental Assessment Section, EAD/RESG/SQRMG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu 603 102, India; Homi Bhaba National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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Kotilainen AT, Kotilainen MM, Vartti VP, Hutri KL, Virtasalo JJ. Chernobyl still with us: 137Caesium activity contents in seabed sediments from the Gulf of Bothnia, northern Baltic Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 172:112924. [PMID: 34526264 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Anthropogenic radionuclides are among those human impacts, which can be seen widely in the marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Fallout from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident has rendered the Baltic Sea as the most polluted marine body in the world with respect to 137Cs. This research investigated sediment cores from 56 sites around the Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea. Radioactivity from 137Cs in sediments has generally declined due to natural/radioactive decay of 137Cs over the last decades. However, 137Cs contents in subsurface sediments remain at elevated levels compared to pre-Chernobyl levels. The highest 137Cs activity contents in subsurface sediments (>4000 Bg kg-1) occur in coastal areas including estuaries. These areas often experience severe anthropogenic pressure. The southern Bothnian Sea, Kvarken archipelago, and southern Bothnian Bay all show elevated 137Cs values in subsurface sediments. Sedimentary 137Cs can also help constrain recent rates of sedimentation. Post-Chernobyl sedimentation rates in the Gulf of Bothnia varied from 0.1 to 4.8 cm/year with an average sedimentation rate of 0.54 cm/year.
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- A T Kotilainen
- Environmental Solutions, Geological Survey of Finland, Vuorimiehentie 5, 02151 Espoo, Finland.
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- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki, Finland
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- STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki, Finland
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- Environmental Solutions, Geological Survey of Finland, Vuorimiehentie 5, 02151 Espoo, Finland
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Holmerin I, Kiel Jensen L, Hevrøy T, Bradshaw C. Trophic Transfer of Radioactive Micronutrients in a Shallow Benthic Food Web. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2021; 40:1694-1705. [PMID: 33620102 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world, with widespread eutrophication and radionuclide contamination. Using key species of the Baltic Sea, the effects of eutrophication on uptake and trophic transfer of the radioactive micronutrients commonly found in nuclear power plant effluents were investigated experimentally using the brown macroalgae Fucus vesiculosus and the grazers Idotea balthica and Theodoxus fluviatilis in a controlled environment. Rapid uptake of 54 Mn, 57 Co, and 65 Zn from water was observed in all biota; and eutrophication combined with grazing pressure strongly influenced the uptake in F. vesiculosus. Uptake of 54 Mn, 57 Co, and 65 Zn to I. balthica and T. fluviatilis grazing on F. vesiculosus were also observed. The results indicate that ecosystems could be open for further trophic transfer as radionuclides accumulate quickly in the producers and are transferred to primary consumers. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:1694-1705. © 2021 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Isak Holmerin
- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm, Stockholm University, Sweden
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- Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Oslo, Norway
- CERAD Center of Excellence in Environmental Radioactivity, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm, Stockholm University, Sweden
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An unknown source of reactor radionuclides in the Baltic Sea revealed by multi-isotope fingerprints. Nat Commun 2021; 12:823. [PMID: 33547296 PMCID: PMC7865023 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21059-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We present an application of multi-isotopic fingerprints (i.e., 236U/238U, 233U/236U, 236U/129I and 129I/127I) for the discovery of previously unrecognized sources of anthropogenic radioactivity. Our data indicate a source of reactor 236U in the Baltic Sea in addition to inputs from the two European reprocessing plants and global fallout. This additional reactor 236U may come from unreported discharges from Swedish nuclear research facilities as supported by high 236U levels in sediment nearby Studsvik, or from accidental leakages of spent nuclear fuel disposed on the Baltic seafloor, either reported or unreported. Such leakages would indicate problems with the radiological safety of seafloor disposal, and may be accompanied by releases of other radionuclides. The results demonstrate the high sensitivity of multi-isotopic tracer systems, especially the 233U/236U signature, to distinguish environmental emissions of unrevealed radioactive releases for nuclear safeguards, emergency preparedness and environmental tracer studies. Anthropogenic activities lead to the accumulation of radioactive substances in the environment. Here the authors use multi-isotopic fingerprints of uranium and iodine to discover a previously unknown source of reactor uranium in the Baltic Sea, likely sourced from a Swedish nuclear facility.
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Lehel J, Yaucat-Guendi R, Darnay L, Palotás P, Laczay P. Possible food safety hazards of ready-to-eat raw fish containing product (sushi, sashimi). Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 61:867-888. [PMID: 32270692 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1749024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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It is undeniable that with the popularity of sushi and sashimi over the last decade the consumption of raw fish has extremely increased. Raw fish is very appreciated worldwide and has become a major component of human diet because of its fine taste and nutritional properties. Possible hazards concerning fish safety and quality are classified as biological and chemical hazards. They are contaminants that often accumulate in edible tissue of fish and transmit to humans via the food chain affecting the consumer's health. Although their concentration in fish and fishery products are found at non-alarming level of a daily basis period, they induce hazardous outcome on human health due to long and continuous consumption of raw fish. Regular sushi and sashimi eaters have to be aware of the contaminants found in the other components of their dish that often add up to acceptable residue limits found in fish. Hence, there is the urge for effective analytical methods to be developed as well as stricter regulations to be put in force between countries to monitor the safety and quality of fish for the interest of public health.
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- József Lehel
- Department of Food Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Food Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Food Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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Qiao J, Andersson K, Nielsen S. A 40-year marine record of 137Cs and 99Tc transported into the Danish Straits: Significance for oceanic tracer studies. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 244:125595. [PMID: 32050355 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This work reports comprehensive time-series datasets for 137Cs and 99Tc in marine samples from the Danish Straits over the past 40 years, where dynamic inputs from the two European nuclear reprocessing plants Sellafield (SF) and La Hague (LH) and Chernobyl accident are clearly archived. Distinct seasonal variations between 137Cs and 99Tc are observed in Fucus vesiculosus (F. vesiculosus), which needs to be taken into account when using F. vesiculosus as a bio-monitor to represent the concentration of radionuclides in seawater. Comparable transfer factor (TF) for 99Tc from SF to Kattegat between our calculation and earlier studies indicates a relatively steady water mass transport over the past decades. Three distinct events are observed in the temporal evolution of 99Tc/137Cs activity ratio in F. vesiculosu with the first event corresponding with the increased 99Tc discharge from SF, while the other two are very likely related to the major Baltic inflow (MBI) events. The correlation between the 99Tc/137Cs activity ratio and salinity fits well into the binary mixing line with the North Sea (NS) and the Baltic Sea (BS) as end members. A model simulation indicates that water mass from NS constitutes less than 50% in the surface water and 50-100% for most locations in the bottom water of the Danish Straits. Overall observations show that 137Cs and 99Tc in marine samples, especially 99Tc/137Cs isotope ratios, serve as useful oceanic tracers to study different natural processes, such as water mixing and transport dynamics.
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- Jixin Qiao
- Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Risø Campus, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark.
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- Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Risø Campus, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Risø Campus, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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233U/ 236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1275. [PMID: 32152279 PMCID: PMC7062840 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15008-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Isotopic ratios of radioactive releases into the environment are useful signatures for contamination source assessment. Uranium is known to behave conservatively in sea water so that a ratio of uranium trace isotopes may serve as a superior oceanographic tracer. Here we present data on the atomic [Formula: see text]U/[Formula: see text]U ratio analyzed in representative environmental samples finding ratios of (0.1-3.7)[Formula: see text]10[Formula: see text]. The ratios detected in compartments of the environment affected by releases of nuclear power production or by weapons fallout differ by one order of magnitude. Significant amounts of [Formula: see text]U were only released in nuclear weapons fallout, either produced by fast neutron reactions or directly by [Formula: see text]U-fueled devices. This makes the [Formula: see text]U/[Formula: see text]U ratio a promising new fingerprint for radioactive emissions. Our findings indicate a higher release of [Formula: see text]U by nuclear weapons tests before the maximum of global fallout in 1963, setting constraints on the design of the nuclear weapons employed.
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Song JH, Kim T, Yeon JW. Radioactivity data analysis of 137Cs in marine sediments near severely damaged Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power plants. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2019.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Investigation of accumulation of radionuclides in different tissues of Whiting fish (Merlangius merlangus euxinus Nordmann, 1840) caught on the coasts of Rize in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.104349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Macklin Rani L, Jeevanram R, Kannan V, Govindaraju M. Estimation of Polonium-210 activity in marine and terrestrial samples and computation of ingestion dose to the public in and around Kanyakumari coast, India. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jrras.2014.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- L. Macklin Rani
- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India
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- Department of Medical Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India
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- Institute of Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 025, India
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India
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Nogueira P, Hiller M, Aust MO. Monte Carlo simulation of dose coefficients for a fish eye lens model exposed to monoenergetic electrons. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2019; 199-200:7-15. [PMID: 30641398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Vision is an important sense for the majority of the wildlife species, affecting their ability to find food and escape predation. Currently, no study on radiation induced cataract frequency on the fish eyes lens has been done. However, any thorough future study of this subject will require more accurate dose estimates for the fish eye lens than those currently available. For this purpose, the eye lens absorbed dose per unit fluence conversion coefficients for electron irradiation were calculated using the MCNPX Monte Carlo radiation transport code package. All results were validated against three different fish voxel models. The discrepancies between model results mainly originate from the different fish eye dimensions used in the different studies and in two of the cases the lack of a defined eye lens region. The dose conversion coefficients calculated in this work can be used to estimate the dose to the fish eye lens based on the activity concentration of the surrounding water. The model developed in this work has also demonstrated that the mathematical models still have several advantages over the voxel models.
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- P Nogueira
- Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Herwigstrasse 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany.
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- Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Herwigstrasse 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany
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Kim SH, Hong GH, Lee HM, Cho BE. 210Po in the marine biota of Korean coastal waters and the effective dose from seafood consumption. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2017; 174:30-37. [PMID: 27903421 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The activity concentrations of 210Po were determined in plankton and selected species of macroalgae, crustaceans, molluscs, and fish from Korean coastal waters to understand 210Po distribution in these trophic levels and to assess the effective dose of 210Po from seafood ingested by the average Korean. The activity concentration of 210Po in macroalgae, mixed plankton, anchovy (whole body), abalone muscle, and abalone viscera was 0.97-1.43, 32-137, 59-392, 2.93 ± 0.86, and 1495 ± 484 Bq kg-1 (w.w.), respectively. Polonium-210 concentration in the whole flesh of mussel and oyster were 47.8 ± 5.9 and 45.3 ± 7.1 Bq kg-1 (w.w.), respectively. Polonium-210 concentration in the muscle of the five tested species of fish other than anchovy ranged from 0.51 to 5.56 Bq kg-1 (w.w.), with the lowest amount in a demersal species. In fish, 210Po activity concentration was as much as three orders of magnitude higher in viscera than in muscle. The average annual effective 210Po dose per average Korean adult, who consumes 42.8 kg of seafood a year (excluding anchovy), was estimated to be 94 μSv y-1, with 42-71% of this attributed to shellfish. Further studies are required to assess the dose of 210Po from anchovy owing to its high activity concentration and the manner in which anchovy is consumed.
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- S H Kim
- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Ansan, 15627, Republic of Korea; Graduate School of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, 49112, Republic of Korea.
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- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Ansan, 15627, Republic of Korea; Graduate School of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Ansan, 15627, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Ansan, 15627, Republic of Korea; Graduate School of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, 49112, Republic of Korea
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Radionuclides ( 210Po and 210Pb) and Some Heavy Metals in Fish and Sediments in Lake Bafa, Turkey, and the Contribution of 210Po to the Radiation Dose. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2016; 13:ijerph13111113. [PMID: 27834886 PMCID: PMC5129323 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13111113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The pollution level of Lake Bafa was investigated by collecting fish samples {Dicentrarchus labrax (sea bass), Liza ramada (mullet) and Anguilla anguilla (eel)}, surface sediment, and core samples. In all these samples, 210Po and 210Pb concentrations were estimated, and total annual dose rates were obtained for each species. Some heavy metal (Cr, Ni, Pb, Cd, Mn, Fe, and Zn) concentration levels were obtained for the fish and a core sample. The sediment mass accumulation rate was found to be 3.27 g·m-2·day-1 (0.119 g·cm-2·y-1) from a core sample. The heavy metal concentrations in the vertical profile of samples from the core were also observed. The measured concentration of Zn, Pb, Cd, and Cr were between the ERL (effects range low) and ERM (effects range median) limits, while Ni concentrations were higher than the ERM limit. The observed concentrations of Cd, Pb, and Zn in fish samples did not exceed the limits in accordance with Turkish Food Regulations. Further, the maximum effective dose equivalent of 210Po in the area was found to be 1.169 µSv·y-1.
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Zalewska T, Saniewski M, Suplińska M, Rubel B. (90)Sr in fish from the southern Baltic Sea, coastal lagoons and freshwater lake. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2016; 158-159:38-46. [PMID: 27061778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Activity concentrations of radioactive (90)Sr were studied in four fish species: herring, flounder, sprat and cod caught in the southern Baltic Sea in two periods: 2005-2009 and 2013-2014. The study included also perch from the coastal lagoons - Vistula Lagoon and Szczcin Lagoon and a freshwater lake - Żarnowieckie Lake as well as additional lake species: pike and bream. (90)Sr activity concentrations were compared in relation to species and to particular tissue: muscle, whole fish (eviscerated) and bones. In 2014, in the Baltic, the maximal (90)Sr concentrations were found in fishbones: herring - 0.39 Bq kg(-1) w.w., cod - 0.48 Bq kg(-1) w.w., and flounder - 0.54 Bq kg(-1) w.w. In the whole fish the maximal concentrations were found in flounder - 0.16 Bq kg(-1) w.w. and cod - 0.15 Bq kg(-1) w.w., while in herring - 0.022 Bq kg(-1) w.w. and sprat - 0.026 Bq kg(-1) w.w. they stayed at lower level. Relatively high (90)Sr concentrations were detected in whole fish from freshwater Lake Żarnowieckie: perch - 0.054 Bq kg(-1) w.w., pike - 0.062 Bq kg(-1) w.w. and bream - 0.140 Bq kg(-1) w.w. Concentration ratio (CR) determined for particular fish tissues and for whole eviscerated fish in relation to (90)Sr concentrations in seawater and lake water were showing significant variability unlike the corresponding (137)Cs concentration ratios which are stable and specific for fish species. The study corroborates with the conviction of the growing role of (90)Sr in the overall radioactivity in the southern Baltic Sea as compared to (137)Cs.
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- Tamara Zalewska
- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland
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- Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Konwaliowa 7, 03-194 Warsaw, Poland
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- Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Konwaliowa 7, 03-194 Warsaw, Poland
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Saniewski M, Zalewska T. Atmospheric deposition and riverine load of (90)Sr and (137)Cs to the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic Sea) in the period 2005-2011. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2016; 151 Pt 1:1-11. [PMID: 26383270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2015] [Revised: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In the period 2005-2011 total atmospheric fallout and the riverine input to the Gulf of Gdańsk was 1168.8 GBq of (90)Sr and 424.1 GBq (137)Cs. The major source of both radionuclides to the Gulf of Gdańsk is the Vistula river; its contribution reached 99.7% in the case of (90)Sr and 95.8% regarding (137)Cs. The atmospheric load of (137)Cs, 18.1 GBq, was nearly 4 times bigger than in the case of (90)Sr (3.75 GBq). In the period 2005-2010, the average annual atmospheric load were at the levels 2-3 GBq for (137)Cs and 0.4-0.6 GBq for (90)Sr, while in 2011, due to the Fukuchima Dai-ichi power plant break down, an increase of annual atmospheric loads was noted to 5.3 GBq of (137)Cs and to 0.87 GBq of (90)Sr. The additional loads did not have an increasing effect on the activity concentrations of (137)Cs and (90)Sr in seawater of the Gulf of Gdańsk, where mean activity concentrations in seawater were equal to 31.1 Bq m(-3) and 7.6 Bq m(-3) in the case of (137)Cs and (90)Sr respectively.
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- Michał Saniewski
- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland
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Khan MF, Wesley SG, Rajan MP. Polonium-210 in marine mussels (bivalve molluscs) inhabiting the southern coast of India. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2014; 138:410-416. [PMID: 25042075 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present study focused on the determination of the alpha-emitter, (210)Po, in two species of marine mussels (bivalve molluscs) commonly available in the southern coastal region of India. The brown mussel, Perna indica was collected from the west coast and the green mussel, Perna viridis from the east coast. The concentration of (210)Po was related to the allometry (length of shell, wet/dry weight of shell/soft tissue) of the mussels and significant results were found. The study period focused on three seasons namely, pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon for a 1-year period (2010-2011). The results revealed higher activity levels in smaller-sized mussels compared to larger ones. Marked variation in (210)Po activity concentration was noted in the whole-body soft tissues between seasons and sampling site (p < 0.05). The dose rate assessment for mussels was performed using the ERICA Assessment tool. The chronic exposure to mussels due to (210)Po was found to be lesser than the global benchmark dose rate of 10 μGy h(-1). The effective ingestion dose to adults who intake mussels was estimated to be in the range 5.1-34.9 μSv y(-1). The measurement contributes to the furthering of knowledge of (210)Po, since no data exist in this region.
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- M Feroz Khan
- Research Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College of Arts and Science (Men), Hakeem Nagar, Melvisharam 632509, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil 629 003, Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Environmental Survey Laboratory, Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, India
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Gómez-Guzmán JM, Holm E, Niagolova N, López-Gutiérrez JM, Pinto-Gómez AR, Abril JA, García-León M. Influence of releases of (129)I and (137)Cs from European reprocessing facilities in Fucus vesiculosus and seawater from the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 108:76-84. [PMID: 24875915 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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(129)I is a very long-lived radionuclide (T1/2=15.7×10(6) years) that is present in the environment because of natural and anthropogenic sources. Compared to the pre-nuclear era, large amounts of (129)I have been released to the marine environment, especially as liquid and gaseous discharges from two European reprocessing facilities located at Sellafield (England) and La Hague (France). The marine environment, i.e., the oceans, is the major source of iodine. Brown seaweed accumulates iodine at high levels up to 1.0% of dry weigh, and therefore they are ideal bioindicators for studying levels of (129)I. In this work, (129)I concentrations have been determined in seaweed Fucus vesiculosus and seawater collected in the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas in July 2007. The resulting data were evaluated in terms of (129)I concentrations and (129)I/(137)Cs ratios. (129)I concentrations were found to be in the order of (44-575)×10(9) atoms g(-1) in seaweed and (5.4-51)×10(9) atoms g(-1) in seawater, with an enhancement in the Skagerrak area in comparison to the Kattegat area. Iodine-129 concentrations in both seaweed and seawater were used to determine the concentration factor of iodine in brown seaweed F. vesiculosus. The high levels of (129)I and (129)I/(137)Cs ratios in the Skagerrak area and their gradually decreasing trend to the Kattegat indicates that the most important contribution to the (129)I inventory in those areas comes from Sellafield and La Hague reprocessing plants.
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- J M Gómez-Guzmán
- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), Avda. Thomas Alva Edison 7, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain; Dpto. de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, University of Seville, Spain.
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- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), Avda. Thomas Alva Edison 7, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain; Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Østerås, Norway
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- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), Avda. Thomas Alva Edison 7, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), Avda. Thomas Alva Edison 7, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain; Dpto. de Física Aplicada I, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, University of Seville, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), Avda. Thomas Alva Edison 7, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Dpto. de Física Aplicada I, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, University of Seville, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), Avda. Thomas Alva Edison 7, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain; Dpto. de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, University of Seville, Spain
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Spatiotemporal variations of the ⁹⁰Sr in the southern part of the Baltic Sea over the period of 2005-2010. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:276098. [PMID: 24324370 PMCID: PMC3845813 DOI: 10.1155/2013/276098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The Baltic Sea is one of the most contaminated seas by the radioactive isotope of strontium in the world; therefore the activity of ⁹⁰Sr is regularly controlled. Due to that fact, seawater samples for ⁹⁰Sr determination were collected at 16 stations located in the southern Baltic Sea between 2005 and 2010. In this period average activity of ⁹⁰Sr was 7.8 Bq m⁻³ and varied within the range from 3.0 Bq m⁻³ to 11.9 Bq m⁻³. Because the higher activity of ⁹⁰Sr was measured in the Baltic Sea than in the North Sea and rivers, inflows from the North Sea and the riverine runoff decreased ⁹⁰Sr activity in the Baltic Sea. The average ⁹⁰Sr activity in the bottom water along the offshore profile was 18% lower than that in the surface water and it was caused by an inflow of salt water from the North Sea. In the Vistula River mouth the average activity of ⁹⁰Sr in the surface water was about 15% lower than the average activity in the bottom waters. Coastal areas, relatively shallow with good mixing condition in the water column, were characterized by low variability in ⁹⁰Sr activity.
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Sunith Shine SR, Feroz Khan M, Godwin Wesley S. Occurrence of 210Po in periwinkle (Littorina undulata, Gray, 1839) collected from Kudankulam (Gulf of Mannar (GOM), Southeast coast of India). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2013; 75:276-282. [PMID: 23871576 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Polonium-210 activity concentration was analysed in the whole body tissue of periwinkle Littorina undulata collected from intertidal rocky shore along Kudankulam coast. We carried out the study for a period of 12 months (2011-2012) focusing on three seasons. (210)Po was found non-uniformly distributed among the periwinkles depending on the allometry. The (210)Po accumulation showed a significant difference between seasons (p<0.05). Smaller sized winkles registered higher activity of (210)Po compared to larger ones (p<0.05). The overall activity range of (210)Po varied from 13.5 to 58.9 Bq/kg (wet). The activity of (210)Po was also quantified in seawater and intertidal sediments to calculate the biological concentration factor (BCF) and radiation dose rate. The dose rate to the winkles was performed using ERICA Assessment Tool and it was within the prescribed limit. The intake of (210)Po through periwinkles delivered an effective dose in the range of 2.2-9.6 μSv/y to human beings.
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- S R Sunith Shine
- Division of Marine Biotechnology, Vizhinjam Research Centre, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Vizhinjam, Kerala 695 221, India
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- Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil 629 003, Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil 629 003, Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Hutri KL, Mattila J, Ikäheimonen TT, Vartti VP. Artificial radionuclides ⁹⁰Sr and ²⁴¹Am in the sediments of the Baltic Sea: total and spatial inventories and some temporal trends. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2013; 70:210-218. [PMID: 23582977 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The Baltic Sea was contaminated by radioactivity following global nuclear fallout and later by the Chernobyl accident. Despite the decrease of radioactivity caused by radioactive decay, radionuclides have a prolonged residence time in the water of the Baltic Sea due to slow water exchange and relatively rapid sedimentation. Very little is known about the amounts or spatial differences of ⁹⁰Sr and ²⁴¹Am in the Baltic Sea sediments. In this study, 20 sediment cores taken around the Baltic Sea were investigated to estimate inventories of these radionuclides. The rough results show that the Chernobyl fallout added the amount of ⁹⁰Sr in the same areas where the increase of ¹³⁷Cs can be detected, whereas this is not the case for ²⁴¹Am which is more evenly distributed in the sea bottom. In addition, local differences occur in the concentrations. These results are an important amendment to the radioactivity baseline of the Baltic Sea.
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- Kaisa-Leena Hutri
- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, P.O. Box 14, FIN-00881 Helsinki, Finland.
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Aközcan S. Levels of (210)Po in some commercial fish species consumed in the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey and the related dose assessment to the coastal population. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2013; 118:93-95. [PMID: 23268115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Concentrations of (210)Po were determined in the edible muscle tissue of five species of marine fish: Sardine (Sardine plichardus) and Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), Red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) and Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata) collected from five stations in the Aegean Sea Region of Turkey during the fishery season 2010. The (210)Po concentrations in the fish samples were found to vary from not detected levels to 389 ± 45 Bq kg(-1) dry wt. These variations in (210)Po content in different species are probably due to differences in metabolism and feeding patterns. The highest levels for (210)Po were observed in Anchovy (E. encrasicolus) species.
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- S Aközcan
- Kirklareli University, Department of Physics, Campus of Kavakli, Kirklareli, Kavakli 39160, Turkey.
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Zalewska T, Suplińska M. Fish pollution with anthropogenic 137Cs in the southern Baltic Sea. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 90:1760-1766. [PMID: 22863062 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This paper presents the results of a study on changes in (137)Cs activity concentrations in three fish species from the southern Baltic Sea: cod (Gadus morhua), herring (Clupea harengus) and flounder (Platichtys flesus), in the period 2000-2010. During the study period a marked decline in cesium activity concentration in fish muscle tissue was observed, which reflected changes in radionuclide activity concentration in seawater. No statistically significant temporal trends were determined in changes of concentration factors (CF(fish/seawater)) calculated for the examined fish species. The analysis of (137)Cs activity as a function of ichthyological parameters revealed the lack of a relationship between radionuclide activity concentrations in herring muscle tissue and the fish age in an narrow age range (2-4 years). However, a reverse proportionality of total fish mass, as well as body length, against (137)Cs activity concentrations in muscles was well documented. The latter observation can be the direct result of the dilution effect related to the increase of fish body weight. (137)Cs activity concentration in muscle tissue of the five fish species forms a declining sequence: Gadus morhua, Platichthys flesus, Clupea harengus, Perca fluviatilis and Neogobius melanostomus.
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- Tamara Zalewska
- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland.
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Gómez-Guzmán JM, Holm E, Enamorado-Báez SM, Abril JA, Pinto-Gómez AR, López-Gutiérrez JM, García-León M. Pre- and post-Chernobyl accident levels of 129I and 137Cs in the Southern Baltic Sea by brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2013; 115:134-42. [PMID: 22939948 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Revised: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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(129)I is a very long-lived radionuclide (T(1/2) = 15.7 × 10(6) years) that is present in the environment both because of natural and anthropogenic sources. In this work (129)I concentration and (129)I/(127)I ratio have been determined in seaweed Fucus vesiculosus collected in the Southern Baltic Sea during 1982 and 1986 (post-Chernobyl accident). The resulting data were evaluated in terms of (129)I concentrations, (129)I/(127)I and (129)I/(137)Cs ratios. (129)I concentrations were found to be in the order of (0.82-5.89) × 10(9) atoms g(-1) in 1982 and (1.33-38.83) × 10(9) atoms g(-1) in 1986. The (129)I/(127)I ratios ranged from (22.7-87.8) × 10(-10) for seaweed collected in 1982 and from (26.1-305.5) × 10(-10) for seaweed collected in 1986. Also a linear relationship was established for (127)I concentrations in seawater and salinity in this area, enabling the estimation of concentration factors for (127)I in F. vesiculosus. The high levels of (129)I and (129)I/(127)I in the Kattegat and their gradually decreasing trend to the Baltic Sea indicates that the most important contribution to the (129)I inventory in the Baltic Sea area comes from Sellafield and La Hague reprocessing plants. With respect to Chernobyl accident, (129)I concentrations in samples collected in 1986 were not much higher than those expected in less contaminated samples from 1982. This supports the view that the contribution of the Chernobyl accident to (129)I in the Baltic region was not significant.
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- J M Gómez-Guzmán
- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), Avda. Thomas Alva Edison 7, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain.
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Khan MF, Wesley SG. Radionuclides in resident and migratory fishes of a wedge bank region: Estimation of dose to human beings, South India. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2012; 64:2224-2232. [PMID: 22763281 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Baseline activity concentration of (137)Cs, (210)Po and (210)Pb was determined for 25 resident and 22 migratory fish species collected in a so-called wedge bank region in the extreme south of India. A nuclear power station is now under construction at Kudankulam near the target region and the data provide background information on the radionuclide activity concentration in the region. Three-way ANOVA revealed no significant variation in the concentrations of (137)Cs, (210)Po and (210)Pb between species based on feeding habit, habitat and migratory pattern except the effect of feeding habit on (210)Po concentration (p<0.05). The annual dose due to radionuclide ingestion through the fishes was calculated based on the survey results of fish consumption rates for the local population. The dose due to (137)Cs was negligibly small while those due to (210)Po and (210)Pb varied from 1.2 to 36.9 and 0.2 to 2.9μSv yr(-1), respectively.
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- M Feroz Khan
- Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Rahmath Nagar, Palayamkottai 627 011, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Khan MF, Wesley SG. Biomonitoring fallout 137Cs in resident and migratory fishes collected along the southern coast of India and assessment of dose. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2012; 184:2993-3011. [PMID: 21743988 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2166-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The globally distributed fallout radionuclide (137)Cs was monitored in 25 resident and 22 migratory fish species collected from some regions of west and east coast of southern India to establish a baseline data. The samples were collected during June 2008 to June 2009. Higher level of (137)Cs was noted in planktivorous fishes and lower level in herbivores. A significant variation in (137)Cs was observed between fishes with different feeding habits and different migratory pattern. Oceanodromic migratory fishes displayed higher cesium levels than other migratory types. Similarly, migratory fishes displayed higher (137)Cs concentration compared to resident fishes. The overall range of (137)Cs varied from 0.06 to 0.3 Bq/kg in fishes. The biological concentration varied from 55 to 250. The average external dose rate to fishes was calculated to be 2.7 × 10(-7) μGy/h, while the internal dose rate varied from 8.50 × 10(-6) to 5.27 × 10(-5) μGy/h. The hazard quotient for fishes was found to be less than 1. The average intake of (137)Cs via fishes to the public was calculated to be 3.5 Bq/year and subsequently the committed effective dose was 0.05 μSv/year. The data obtained were less than global average and comparable to those of many regions.
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- Mohan Feroz Khan
- Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Rahmath Nagar, Tirunelveli, 627 011, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Çatal EM, Uğur A, Ozden B, Filizok I. 210Po and 210Pb variations in fish species from the Aegean Sea and the contribution of 210Po to the radiation dose. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2012; 64:801-806. [PMID: 22317793 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the significance of natural radionuclides, particularly (210)Po, in the marine environment. (210)Po, a naturally occurring alpha emitter, accumulates in marine organisms and reflects differences in their diets. In the literature, there is no data for (210)Po and (210)Pb activity concentrations for fish species on the Turkish coast of Aegean Sea. Therefore, in this study, multiple fish species were collected from six stations seasonally on the Turkish coast of Aegean Sea and were analyzed for their (210)Po and (210)Pb content. The (210)Po and (210)Pb concentrations in the fish samples were found to vary from undetectable levels to 499 ± 44 Bq kg(-1) dry weight (dw) and from 1.0 ± 0.3 Bq kg(-1) to 35 ± 4.0 Bq kg(-1) (dw), respectively. There were no significant differences in the activity concentrations of (210)Po and (210)Pb in fish samples between seasons (ANOVA, P>0.05). The highest dose contribution of (210)Po to humans was calculated to be 10,530 μSv year(-1).
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- Ebru Mat Çatal
- Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, 35100 Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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A study was conducted on three macroalgae species: Polysiphonia fucoides and Furcellaria lumbricalis, the species of the red algae division, and Cladophora glomerata, representing the green algae division, as well as Zostera marina, representing vascular plants. The main aim of the study was to recognize the level of 137Cs concentrations in the plants, which could be used as a measurement of bioaccumulation efficiency in the selected macrophytes at varying depths, and in the seasonal resolution of the vegetation period: spring–summer and autumnal. The plants’ biomass clearly showed seasonal variability, as did the 137Cs concentrations in the plants. Cesium activity also changed with depth. Seasonal variability in radionuclide content in the plants, as well as the differences in its activity determined along the depth profile, were related mainly to the plant biomass and the dilution effect caused by the biomass increment and reflected the growth dynamics. P. fucoides showed much greater bioaccumulation ability at each depth as compared to C. glomerata, a green algae. Lower concentrations of 137Cs were also identified in F. lumbricalis and in Z. marina, mostly as a result of differences in morphology and physiology. P. fucoides can be recommended as a bioindicator for the monitoring of 137Cs contamination due to the high efficiency of bioaccumulation and the available biomass along the depth profile, as well as the occurrence throughout the entire vegetation season.
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- Tamara Zalewska
- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management-National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland
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Zalewska T. Seasonal changes of 137Cs in benthic plants from the southern Baltic Sea. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2011; 292:211-218. [PMID: 26224918 PMCID: PMC4514633 DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1546-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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137Cs activity concentrations were determined in samples of macrophytes Polysiphonia fucoides (red algae) and Zostera marina (vascular plant) collected during the entire vegetation season in the Gulf of Gdańsk in the southern Baltic Sea. The measurements showed considerable seasonality of 137Cs activity in both species; an increase of cesium concentrations was observed from spring to autumn with maximal levels 49.1 ± 1.4 Bq kgd.w.-1 (P. fucoides) and 14.5 ± 1.0 Bq kgd.w.-1 (Z. marina) in late autumn. 137Cs concentrations observed in a given season are the result of a number of processes, the intensity of which can differ depending on external environmental conditions. The effects of these processes can differ and their directions can frequently be opposite to one another. The examined macrophytobenthic plant species could serve as bioindicators of radionuclide pollution for monitoring purposes on condition that the samples of plants are taken within a strictly defined period of the year to give comparable results and to supply realistic information about pollution levels.
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- Tamara Zalewska
- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland
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Khan MF, Wesley SG. Bioaccumulation of 210Po and 210Pb in cephalopods collected from Kudankulam (Southeastern coast of Gulf of Mannar, India) and assessment of dose in human beings. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2011; 147:457-466. [PMID: 21149294 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Activities of (210)Po and (210)Pb in various tissues of two common species of cephalopod molluscs (cuttlefishes) of Kudankulam coast were studied. Of all the tissues, (210)Po and (210)Pb were found accumulated more in the digestive gland, shell gland and intestine. Urotheuthis duvauceli accumulated more (210)Po and (210)Pb in certain organs when compared with Sepiella inermis. The activity ratio of (210)Po/(210)Pb fell within the range of 0.6-29.3 in the organs. The biological concentration factor for the organs ranged from 1.2×10(3) to 2×10(5) for (210)Po and 3.6×10(2) to 7.6×10(4) for (210)Pb. A significant variation in the accumulation of (210)Po and (210)Pb was noted between species, organs and seasons (p < 0.05). The whole-body internal dose rate due to (210)Po was 1.24 and 0.83 µGy h(-1) and it was 2×10(-3) and 3×10(-3) µGy h(-1) due to (210)Pb for both the species. The effective dose in humans due to (210)Po intake ranged from 96.3 to 376.6 µSv y(-1) and that of (210)Pb ranged from 35.2 to 105.7 µSv y(-1), respectively. The data generated will act as a reference database for these organisms of this coast in which a nuclear power station is under construction.
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- M Feroz Khan
- Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Rahmath Nagar, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Alam L, Mohamed CAR. Natural radionuclide of Po²¹⁰ in the edible seafood affected by coal-fired power plant industry in Kapar coastal area of Malaysia. Environ Health 2011; 10:43. [PMID: 21595985 PMCID: PMC3125231 DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-10-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Po²¹⁰ can be accumulated in various environmental materials, including marine organisms, and contributes to the dose of natural radiation in seafood. The concentration of this radionuclide in the marine environment can be influenced by the operation of a coal burning power plant but existing studies regarding this issue are not well documented. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the Po²¹⁰ concentration level in marine organisms from the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia which is very near to a coal burning power plant station and to assess its impact on seafood consumers. METHODS Concentration of Po²¹⁰ was determined in the edible muscle of seafood and water from the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia using radiochemical separation and the Alpha Spectrometry technique. RESULTS The activities of Po²¹⁰ in the dissolved phase of water samples ranged between 0.51 ± 0.21 and 0.71 ± 0.24 mBql⁻¹ whereas the particulate phase registered a range of 50.34 ± 11.40 to 72.07 ± 21.20 Bqkg⁻¹. The ranges of Po²¹⁰ activities in the organism samples were 4.4 ± 0.12 to 6.4 ± 0.95 Bqkg⁻¹ dry wt in fish (Arius maculatus), 45.7 ± 0.86 to 54.4 ± 1.58 Bqkg⁻¹ dry wt in shrimp (Penaeus merguiensis) and 104.3 ± 3.44 to 293.8 ± 10.04 Bqkg⁻¹ dry wt in cockle (Anadara granosa). The variation of Po²¹⁰ in organisms is dependent on the mode of their life style, ambient water concentration and seasonal changes. The concentration factors calculated for fish and molluscs were higher than the recommended values by the IAEA. An assessment of daily intake and received dose due to the consumption of seafood was also carried out and found to be 2083.85 mBqday⁻¹person⁻¹ and 249.30 μSvyr⁻¹ respectively. These values are comparatively higher than reported values in other countries. Moreover, the transformation of Po²¹⁰ in the human body was calculated and revealed that a considerable amount of Po²¹⁰ can be absorbed in the internal organs. The calculated values of life time mortality and morbidity cancer risks were 24.8 × 10⁻⁴ and 34 × 10⁻⁴ respectively which also exceeded the recommended limits set by the ICRP. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this present study can be used to evaluate the safety dose uptake level of seafood as well as to monitor environmental health. However, as the calculated dose and cancer risks were found to cross the limit of safety, finding a realistic way to moderate the risk is imperative.
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- Lubna Alam
- School of Environment and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (EKOMAR), Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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Khan MF, Godwin Wesley S. Assessment of health safety from ingestion of natural radionuclides in seafoods from a tropical coast, India. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2011; 62:399-404. [PMID: 21251682 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2010] [Revised: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The activities of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb were determined in commonly consumed seafoods to evaluate the internal exposure and risk to humans residing Kudankulam coast where a mega nuclear power plant is under construction. The concentration of ²¹⁰Po in seafoods ranged from 1.2 ± 0.7 to 248 ± 8.1 Bq kg⁻¹. Meanwhile, ²¹⁰Pb ranged between 1.1 ± 0.05 and 14.8 ± 1.6 Bq kg⁻¹. The committed effective dose (CED) due to ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb varied from 11.04 to 515.6 and 3.93 to 23.5 μSv yr⁻¹, respectively. The lifetime cancer risk for the public due to ²¹⁰Po was in the range of 3.47 × 10⁻⁵- 1.62 × 10⁻³ and it was 4.03 × 10⁻⁵ - 1.96 × 10⁻⁴ due to ²¹⁰Pb. The activity intake, effective dose and cancer risk was found lesser than international guidelines and the seafood intake was considered to be safe for human consumption.
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- M Feroz Khan
- Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Feroz Khan M, Umarajeswari S, Godwin Wesley S. Biomonitoring ²¹°Po and ²¹°Pb in marine brachyuran crabs collected along the coast of Kudankulam, Gulf of Mannar (GOM), India. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 13:553-62. [PMID: 21286647 DOI: 10.1039/c0em00723d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Activities of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb in whole-body and in various tissues of brachyuran crabs collected along the Kudankulam coast were studied. A non-uniform distribution of these radionuclides was observed between the various tissues. Of all the tissues, ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb were found to accumulate more in the hepatopancreas and intestine. Among the crabs studied, Charybdis lucifera registered higher ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb activity. Muscle tissue in all the species registered lower activity. The ²¹⁰Po/²¹⁰Pb activity ratio was found to be greater than unity. The biological concentration factor for organs varied between ~ 10⁴ and 10⁶ for ²¹⁰Po and ~10² and 10⁴ for ²¹⁰Pb. A significant variation in the accumulation of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb was noted between species and between seasons (p < 0.05). The mean whole-body internal dose ranged from 1.42 to 6.86 μGy h⁻¹ for ²¹⁰Po and from 3.0 × 10⁻³ to 8.0 × 10⁻³ μGy h⁻¹ for ²¹⁰Pb. The external dose for ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb was 2.41 × 10⁻⁶ to 5.76 × 10⁻⁶ μGy h⁻¹ and 4.14 × 10⁻⁵ to 8.26 × 10⁻⁵ μGy h⁻¹, respectively. The activity levels recorded are in agreement with values recorded in related organisms in other parts of the world. The total committed effective dose due to the intake of both radionuclides ranged from 80.3 to 871.7 μSv y⁻¹. The median dose calculated due to ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb in certain crabs in Kudankulam is less and would not pose any significant radiological impact on health or a cancer risk to the public, and the seafood is considered safe for human consumption.
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- M Feroz Khan
- Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Rahmath Nagar, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Lujanienė G, Beneš P, Štamberg K, Jokšas K, Vopalka D, Radžiūtė E, Šilobritienė B, Šapolaitė J. Experimental study and modelling of 137Cs sorption behaviour in the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0727-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Connan O, Germain P, Solier L, Gouret G. Variations of 210Po and 210Pb in various marine organisms from Western English Channel: contribution of 210Po to the radiation dose. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2007; 97:168-88. [PMID: 17566617 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 04/18/2007] [Accepted: 04/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Measurements of (210)Po were carried out in various marine matrices (mussels, oysters, seaweed, fish, and abalones) and in seawater at several points along the French coast, over a period of 2 years (2003-2005). These measurements contribute to a better knowledge of this element, since few recent data exist for the French coast. Marked seasonal variations have been revealed in some species and there are differences according to the way of life of these species. Activities in mussels (Mytilus edulis) and oysters (Crassostrea gigas) are similar and varying between 90 and 600 Bq kg(-1) (d.w.). Activities in macroalgae (Fucus serratus) are lowest, between 4 and 16 Bq kg(-1) (d.w.). In oyster, abalone (Haliotis tuberculata) and fish (Solea solea, Sparus sp.), the strongest activities are measured in the digestive glands, the gills and the gonads. (210)Po/(210)Pb ratios in all cases have values of more than one for all species. From a significant number of measurements, CFs were calculated for seaweed (between 4.6 x 10(3) and 5.0 x 10(3)) and for molluscs, with highest CFs (>10(5)) found for the digestive gland and gills of the oysters, the digestive gland of the abalones and the liver of fish. Finally, the activities measured have made it possible to estimate the internal dose from chronic exposure due to (210)Po received by the marine organisms (0.05 microGh(-1) for macroalgae, between 0.70 and 1.5 microGh(-1) for mussels and oyster), and the contribution of seafood to the dose received by humans (46-129 microSvy(-1)).
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- O Connan
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire, Laboratoire de Radioécologie de Cherbourg-Octeville, IRSN/DEI/SECRE/LRC, Rue Max Pol Fouchet, 50130 Cherbourg-Octeville, France.
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Physical and chemical characteristics of 137Cs in the Baltic Sea. RADIONUCLIDES IN THE ENVIRONMENT - INT. CONF. ON ISOTOPES IN ENV. STUDIES 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-4860(05)08011-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Kumblad L, Bradshaw C, Gilek M. Bioaccumulation of 51Cr, 63Ni and 14C in Baltic Sea benthos. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2005; 134:45-56. [PMID: 15572223 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2004] [Accepted: 07/19/2004] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The Baltic Sea is a species-poor, semi-enclosed, brackish sea, whose sediments contain a wide range of contaminants, including sediment-associated metals and radionuclides. In this study, we have examined and compared bioaccumulation kinetics and assimilation efficiencies of sediment-associated (51)Cr, (63)Ni and (14)C in three key benthic invertebrates (the deposit-feeding Monoporeia affinis, the facultative deposit-feeding Macoma baltica, and the omnivorous Halicryptus spinulosus). Our results demonstrate that (i) all radionuclides were accumulated, (ii) the different radionuclides were accumulated to various extents, (iii) small changes in organic carbon concentration can influence the accumulation, and (iv) the degree of accumulation differed only slightly between species. These processes, together with sediment resuspension and bioturbation, may remobilise trace metals from the sediment to the water and to higher trophic levels, and therefore should be taken into account in exposure models and ERAs.
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- L Kumblad
- Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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