title: First derivation of predicted-no-effect values for freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems exposed to radioactive substances.
abstract: The FASSET Radiation Effects Database (FRED) constitutes a unique structured resource of the biological effects of ionizing radiation on non-human species mainly from temperate ecosystems, encompassing 26,000 primary data entries. Quality-assessed data were extracted from FRED and dose-effect relationships were constructed to provide estimates of ED50 and EDR10. These estimates are Doses (or Dose Rates) related to the percent change in the average level of the endpoint for a particular effect (50% or 10% for acute or chronic exposure regimes, respectively). Acute and chronic Species Sensitivity Distributions (SSDs) were built on the basis of these data sets, and the Assessment Factor Method (AFM) was applied when data were too scarce. The Hazardous Dose corresponding to 5% of species acutely affected at the 50% effect level varied from 1 to 5.5 Gy according to the ecosystem. For chronic gamma external irradiation exposure, no-effect values varied from 10 microGy/h for freshwaters through application of the AFM to 67 microGy/h for terrestrial ecosystems, corresponding to the 5th percentile of the non-weighted SSD (vs 229 microGy/h when trophic weights are applied). These values are higher by ca. x50 to x100 than the upper bound of natural background, and lower than dose rates triggering effects at individual levels on contaminated sites.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Radioécologie et d'Ecotoxicologie, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN/DEI/SECRE/LRE, Cadarache, Bdt. 186, BP 3, 13115 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance, Cedex, France. jacqueline.garnier-laplace@irsn.fr
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garnier-Laplace
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Della-Vedova
authors.forename: Rodolphe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilbin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Copplestone
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hingston
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciffroy
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D003621:Daphnia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D017753:Ecosystem; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects; D005399:Fishes / Q000254:growth & development; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive