Po-210 and Pb-210 in fish from northern Aegean Sea and radiation dose to fish consumers

Kilic O., Belivermis M., Gonulal O., Sezer N., Carvalho F. P.

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, cilt.318, sa.2, ss.1189-1199, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 318 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10967-018-6216-3
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1189-1199
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Po-210, Pb-210, Bioaccumulation, Marine fish, Radiation dose to sea food consumers, Aegean Sea, MARINE ORGANISMS, BIOACCUMULATION, CONSUMPTION, PLANKTON, WATER, FERRITIN, SEAFOOD, SHRIMP, INDIA, COAST
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper presents the activity concentrations of Po-210 and Pb-210 in 15 different commercial fish species collected around Gokceada Island (northern Aegean Sea) in 2016. The distribution of Po-210 and Pb-210 was investigated in fish tissues and significant differences (P<0.05) in radionuclide concentrations were noted between muscle, gills, and liver in each species. Po-210 activity concentrations in tissues were systematically higher than those of Pb-210 and the average values of Po-210/Pb-210 concentration ratios were calculated at 6.6 +/- 1.5, 8.4 +/- 3.2, and 10.2 +/- 1.6 in muscle, gills, and liver, respectively. The annual effective dose to consumers through Po-210 ingestion with fish filet averaged 62 mu Svyear(-1) (range 5.5-160 mu Svyear(-1)). This effective dose is in the range of natural radiation doses reported worldwide for humans through ingestion of sea food.