Accumulations of artificial radionuclides 137Cs and 239+240Pu in anchovy from the Korean seas SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Accumulations of artificial radionuclides 137Cs and 239+240Pu in anchovy from the Korean seas
Author(s)
Lee Huisu; Kim, Intae
KIOST Author(s)
Kim, Intae(김인태)
Alternative Author(s)
이희수; 김인태
Publication Year
2021-11-15
Abstract
We investigated the accumulation patterns of the artificial radionuclides 137Cs and 239þ240Pu in anchovy – categorized into four groups by size–from Korean seas. The activities of 137Cs and 239þ240Pu were in the ranges of 74–137 mBq kg1 and 0.27–3.21 mBq kg1, respectively. They generally increased with increasing size (except for 239þ240Pu in large anchovy), indicating radionuclide accumulation by seawater uptake through respiratory and/or higher feed capacity as a manifestation of growth. However, the activity of 239þ240Pu decreased sharply in large anchovy. The calculated concentration factors (CFs) of 137Cs in anchovy were 10.9–20.2, which are an order of magnitude lower than those in other marine organisms. However, the CFs of 239þ240Pu in adult anchovy were 14.0–162.8, which are significantly higher than those in other fishes and comparable (or even higher) to the IAEA recommendation values. The annual effective dose (AED) rates of 137Cs and 239þ240Pu for anchovy consumption (per person) in South Korea were estimated to be 3.7106–6.9106 mSv yr1 and 0.26106–3.10106 mSv yr1, respectively. The AED from anchovy consumption is insignificant relative to that of natural radionuclides.
ISSN
0033-8451
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/41454
DOI
10.1051/radiopro/2021009
Bibliographic Citation
Radioprotection, v.56, no.4, pp.319 - 326, 2021
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Keywords
artificial radionuclides; 137Cs; 239+240Pu; anchovy; radionuclide accumulation
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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