Plutonium in aquatic biota of the Great Miami River Watershed, Ohio

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:4064255

Wayman, C W; Bartelt, G E; Edgington, D N

Methods for collection and preparation of biological samples are described. Radiochemical analysis for $sup 238$Pu, $sup 239$Pu, and $sup 240$Pu was performed on an alga, Cladophora sp., a vascular plant, Potamogeton sp., goldfish, carp, and other fishes. Results showed that concentration of Pu by algae and macrophytes was 10$sup 2$ to 10$sup 3$ that of fish, excluding the gastrointestinal tract and its contents. An average of 80 percent of $sup 238$Pu in carp was associated with the gastrointestinal tract and contents. The levels of $sup 238$Pu in Cladophora were a function of the distance from the release site. (HLW)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA)
• NSA Number: NSA-33-023268
• OSTI ID: 4064255
• Report Number(s): ANL-75-3(Pt.3)
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76; Related Information: Radiological and Environmental Research Division annual report, January-- December 1974. Ecology
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

N44300* -Environmental & Earth Sciences-Radioactivity Monitoring & Transport
520300* -Environmental Sciences
Aquatic-Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport
*ALGAE- RADIATION MONITORING
*FISHES- RADIATION MONITORING
*PLANTS- RADIATION MONITORING
*PLUTONIUM 238- RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
*PLUTONIUM 239- RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
*PLUTONIUM 240- RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT