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

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1973

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)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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