US Mussel Watch Program: Transuranic element data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 1976-1983. Technical report

Technical Report · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6602671

Palmieri, J; Livingston, H; Farrington, J W

Bivalves (Mytilus edulis, Mytilus californianus, Crassostrea virginica and Ostrea equestris) were collected once per year during 1976, 1977, and 1978 along the United States coast and analyzed for (239,240)Pu, (241)Am and (137)Cs as part of the U.S. Mussel Watch program. Monthly samples were collected during 1976-1980 from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island and Bodega Head, California and analyzed for (239,240)Pu, (241)Am, and (137)Cs. There is no evidence in the data for systematic regional or local elevated concentrations of radionuclides as a result of releases from the nuclear fuel cycle. Monthly fluctuations in radionuclide concentrations in the Narragansett Bay mussels appear to be primarily influenced by spawning.

• Research Organization: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA (USA). Coastal Research Center
• OSTI ID: 6602671
• Report Number(s): PB-90-240912/XAB; WHOI-84-28; CNN: EPA-68-03-3193; TRN: 91-010593
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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