210Po and 210Pb variations in fish species from the Aegean Sea and the contribution of 210Po to the radiation dose.
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).
Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, 35100 Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
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D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D007856:Lead Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011059:Polonium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D014421:Turkey; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
D007856:Lead Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D007854:Lead; D011059:Polonium