Americium biokinetics in benthic organisms as a function of feeding mode
Transuranic radionuclides in the environment have arisen from nuclear weapons testing, release from nuclear waste reprocessing plants and accidents with nuclear devices. Although at present the plutonium inventory is greater than that of any other transuranium element, the americium inventory will continue to increase due to the in situ decay of SU Pu. Furthermore some studies have demonstrated that americium is more bioavailable than plutonium in aquatic environments. The authors therefore undertook to delineate, experimentally, the biokinetics of SU Am in some marine benthic species with very different feeding-digestion strategies, which hitherto have not been studied in any detail in a radioecological context.
- Research Organization:
- International Lab. of Marine Radioactivity, Monaco
- OSTI ID:
- 6286044
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 35:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AMERICIUM 241
RETENTION
BENTHOS
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
ARTEMIA
DECAPODS
FEEDING
MUSSELS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AMERICIUM ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
BRANCHIOPODS
CRUSTACEANS
HEAVY NUCLEI
INVERTEBRATES
ISOTOPES
MOLLUSCS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
560172* - Radiation Effects- Nuclide Kinetics & Toxicology- Animals- (-1987)