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Tan K, Cai X, Tan K, Kwan KY. A review of natural and anthropogenic radionuclide pollution in marine bivalves. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 896:165030. [PMID: 37356775 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Radionuclide contamination in food is a public health issue. Bivalves are known to accumulate relatively high levels of radionuclides. Despite many relevant reports, this information is poorly organized. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a comprehensive scientific review of radionuclides in marine bivalves. In general, the accumulation of radionuclides in bivalves is highly species and tissue-specific, which may be due to the different biological half-life of radionuclides in different species and tissues. The trophic pathway is the main pathway for the accumulation of most radionuclides in bivalves, with polonium-210 (210Po) and lead-210 (210Pb) potentially selectively accumulating in the digestive glands, while 134Cs and 137Cs selectively accumulating in the adductor muscle and mantle. Some other radionuclides (radium-226 (226Ra) and strontium-90 (90Sr)) are absorbed along with other minerals (e.g. Calcium) and selectively accumulate in bivalve shells. The information in this study can provide an overview of radionuclide contamination in marine bivalves.
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- Karsoon Tan
- College of Marine Science, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf Ocean Development Research Centre, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi, China
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- College of Marine Science, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf Ocean Development Research Centre, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi, China
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- College of Marine Science, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf Ocean Development Research Centre, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi, China
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- College of Marine Science, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf Ocean Development Research Centre, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi, China.
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Hurtado-Bermúdez SJ, Expósito JC, Villa-Alfageme M. Correlation of phytoplankton satellite observations and radiological doses in molluscs. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 172:112911. [PMID: 34482251 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this work data of salinity, temperature, suspended particulate matter (SPM), chlorophyll-a, and phytoplankton concentration in the Gibraltar Strait coast, in the confluence of the Mediterranean Sean and the Atlantic Ocean, were analyzed together with 210Po, 40K, 210Pb and 234Th activity concentration in different types of bivalve molluscs at the same time-period. The physicochemical parameters were evaluated using the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) products based on satellite observations. A multivariate statistical analysis, including contrasted natural radioactivity contents, allowed the discrimination of bivalve molluscs from Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. Additionally, a cluster analysis determined a highly significant negative correlation 210Po concentration in molluscs and phytoplankton concentration suggesting that phytoplankton concentration in the water column is a determinant factor to regulate 210Po concentration in those animals. These results introduce a useful tool to calculate the radiological doses in seafood from chlorophyll satellite image.
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- S J Hurtado-Bermúdez
- Departamento de Física Aplicada II, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada II, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Guendouzi Y, Soualili DL, Boulahdid M, Eddalia N, Boudjenoun M. Effect of physiological conditions and biochemical factors of mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis in radioactivity monitoring programs along the Algerian coast. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:46448-46457. [PMID: 32572743 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09775-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A study was carried out to determine the activities of radionuclides (137Cs, 40K, 226Ra, 214Bi, 214Pb, and 210Pb) and the levels of biochemical components (lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) along the Algerian coast. The goal was to evaluate the effect of mussels' biological parameters on radionuclide concentrations, through two coastal water biomonitoring programs. The mussels were taken from three study areas on the Algerian coast: Kristel (Oran), Surcouf (Alger), and Collo (Skikda), for the passive biomonitoring program and transplanted from each study area into the control site of Surcouf. Biochemical components were determined by means of UV-visible colorimetric assays, while the activity concentrations of radionuclides were measured by gamma-ray spectrometry. The results showed that carbohydrates were the most abundant biochemical components (40-60%) compared with proteins (20-40%) and lipids (15-20%). 137Cs activity concentrations were below the lower limit of detection (LOD) for all samples, while the high activities of 40K are the result of its behavior as stabile potassium K which is extensively used in the metabolism of mussels reflects the conditional state of mussels. 210Pb concentration reflects the conditional state of mussels (morphometric parameters and proteins content). The mussels' bioaccumulation capacity for radionuclides was found to be dependent on the growing site and the biomonitoring time period.
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- Yassine Guendouzi
- Department of Natural Sciences and Life, Morsli Abdallah University, Tipaza, Algeria.
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- Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture, Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria
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- National School of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, Dely Ibrahim, Algeria
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- National School of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, Dely Ibrahim, Algeria
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- Center for Research in Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Bou-Ismail, Algeria
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Kül M, Uğur Görgün A, Filizok I. Activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb in fish and mussels in İzmir, Turkey, and the related health risk assessment (dose assessment and pesticide levels) to the consumers. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2020; 192:553. [PMID: 32737592 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08486-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides (210Po and 210Pb) and residual pesticide levels were determined from the fish (red mullet, common sole, anchovy, horse mackerel, gray mullet, and sardine) and mussel samples collected in İzmir Bay seasonally from October 2012 and July 2013. The 210Po and 210Pb concentrations varied between 5.7 ± 4.0 Bq kg-1 dry weight (dw) to 353.7 ± 45.0 Bq kg-1(dw) and 0.7 ± 0.2 Bq kg-1 (dw) to 4.3 ± 0.8 Bq kg-1 (dw), respectively. From a public health point of view, the fish and mussel collected from the İzmir Bay are not harmful to consumers.
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- Muazzez Kül
- Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ege University, 35100, Bornova/İzmir, Turkey.
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- Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ege University, 35100, Bornova/İzmir, Turkey
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- Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ege University, 35100, Bornova/İzmir, Turkey
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Hurtado-Bermúdez S, Valencia JM, Rivera-Silva J, Mas JL, Aparicio I, Santos JL, Alonso E. Levels of radionuclide concentrations in benthic invertebrate species from the Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean, during 2012-2018. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 149:110519. [PMID: 31437613 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Baseline levels of radionuclides in the marine environment of the Balearic Islands in Western Mediterranean have not been reported in literature. Because of their ecological role and acknowledged sensitivity to pollutants, herein, the activity concentrations of 210Po, 40K, 210Pb, 90Sr, and 234Th were measured in two types of benthic invertebrate species (mussels and sea urchins) sampled during 2012-2018. The activity concentrations of 210Po, 40K, 210Pb, and 234Th ranged from 38 ± 1 to 325 ± 11 Bq kg-1 dry weight (d.w.), 220 ± 10 to 996 ± 46 Bq kg-1 d.w., ND (lower than the limit of detection) to 55 ± 8 Bq kg-1 d.w., and ND to 70 ± 15 Bq kg-1 d.w., respectively. In all cases, no artificial 90Sr activity was detected in the collected samples. The committed effective dose to humans was calculated to be in the range of 48-640 μSv year-1.
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- Santiago Hurtado-Bermúdez
- Servicio de Radioisótopos, Centro de Investigación, Tecnología e Innovación (CITIUS), Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 4B, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Laboratori d'Investigacions Marines i Aqüicultura (LIMIA), Direcció General de Pesca i Medi Marí. Illes Balears. Avda. Ingenyer Gabriel Roca, 69, 07157 Port d'Andratx, Spain
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- Servicio de Radioisótopos, Centro de Investigación, Tecnología e Innovación (CITIUS), Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 4B, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Radioisótopos, Centro de Investigación, Tecnología e Innovación (CITIUS), Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 4B, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Física Aplicada I, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Virgen de África 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Virgen de África 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Radioisótopos, Centro de Investigación, Tecnología e Innovación (CITIUS), Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 4B, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Virgen de África 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
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Desideri D, Battisti P, Giardina I, Roselli C, Feduzi L, Gorietti D, Meli MA. Assessment of radioactivity in Italian baby food. Food Chem 2019; 279:408-415. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Hurtado-Bermúdez S, Jurado-González JA, Santos JL, Díaz-Amigo CF, Aparicio I, Mas JL, Alonso E. Baseline activity concentration of 210Po and 210Pb and dose assessment in bivalve molluscs at the Andalusian coast. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2018; 133:711-716. [PMID: 30041368 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, the activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb were determined in different types of bivalve molluscs sampled during the period of May 2014-June 2015 along the Andalusian littoral. Radioactivity concentrations of 210Po were determined through alpha-particle spectrometry using 209Po as an internal tracer. Radioactivity concentrations of 210Pb were determined through low-level gamma-ray spectrometry. The activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb varied between 40 ± 2 and 515 ± 9 Bq kg-1 dry weight (d.w.), and ND (lower than limit of detection) and 73 ± 10 Bq kg-1 d.w., respectively. The committed effective dose to humans was calculated to range from 39 to 477 μSv year-1. Radioactivity and dose levels were compared with previous studies from other countries.
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- Santiago Hurtado-Bermúdez
- Servicio de Radioisótopos, Centro de Investigación, Tecnología e Innovación, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 4B, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Control de Calidad de los Recursos Pesqueros, Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, Ctra. Punta Umbría-Cartaya, km 12., 21459 El Rompido, Huelva, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Virgen de África 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Control de Calidad de los Recursos Pesqueros, Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía, Ctra. Punta Umbría-Cartaya, km 12., 21459 El Rompido, Huelva, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Virgen de África 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Radioisótopos, Centro de Investigación, Tecnología e Innovación, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 4B, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Física Aplicada I, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Radioisótopos, Centro de Investigación, Tecnología e Innovación, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes 4B, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Virgen de África 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
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Misdaq MA, Aitayoub A, Chaouqi A. Analysis of 238U, 232TH, 222RN, AND 220RN in Fresh and Canned Marine Fish Samples Using Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors and Resulting Alpha Radiation Doses to Adult Consumers. HEALTH PHYSICS 2018; 114:436-449. [PMID: 29481535 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000000777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Consumption of seafoods has increased during the last two decades in many countries. In Morocco, annual fresh marine fish consumption has increased significantly due to the existence of modern fish markets in major cities. To explore the exposure pathway of U, Th, Rn, and Rn radionuclides to the human body of consumers, these radionuclides were measured in various fresh and canned marine fish samples widely consumed by the Moroccan population by using two types of solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs). A census was taken of the fresh and canned marine fish consumed by adult members of the public and building material workers. Committed equivalent doses due to annual intakes of U, Th, Rn, and Rn were determined in the organs of adult members of the urban Moroccan population from the ingestion of fresh and canned marine fish samples. The influence of pollution caused by building material dusts on committed effective doses to workers due to the U, Th, Rn, and Rn radionuclides from the ingestion of canned fish samples was investigated.
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- M A Misdaq
- *Nuclear Physics and Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, BP.2390, University of Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco (URAC-15 Research Unit Associated to the CNRST, Rabat, Morocco)
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Aloraini DA, Alharshan GA, Almuqrin AH, Al-Ghamdi H, El-Azony KM. Evaluation of the Activity of Gamma-Emitting Natural Radionuclides in Seafood and Estimation of the Annual Effective Dose for Different Age Groups in KSA. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2018; 178:193-200. [PMID: 28985372 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncx087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Twenty-six brands of canned tuna and sardines imported from several countries in Southeast Asia to consume in the KSA. All samples were prepared and analyzed by using a High Pure Germanium Detector of 40% efficiency. Natural radionuclides 40K, 238U (226Ra) and 232Th(228Ra) series were observed with a varying range in all analyzed samples. The values found to be 192.3 ± 14.6, 1.5 ± 0.8 and 1.0 ± 0.6 Bq kg-1 for canned tuna and 219.8 ± 15.8, 0.37 ± 0.3 and 1.2 ± 0.3 Bq kg-1 for canned sardines, respectively. Cesium-137 was not detected at any sample. The comparison between the average activity concentrations of 40K, 238U(226Ra) and 232Th(228Ra) in both canned tuna and sardines was performed and discussed. The dose assessment due to consume/ingestion of seafood was calculated and observed that the calculated committed effective dose is within the global internal dose (290 μSv/y).
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- Dalal A Aloraini
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, KSA
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, KSA
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, KSA
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, KSA
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- Department of Radioactive Isotopes and Generators, Hot Laboratory Center, Atomic Energy Authority, PO Box 13759, Egypt
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Gooniband Shooshtari M, Deevband MR, Kardan MR, Fathabadi N, Salehi AA, Naddafi K, Yunesian M, Nabizadeh Nodehi R, Karimi M, Hosseini SS. Analytical study of 226Ra activity concentration in market consuming foodstuffs of Ramsar, Iran. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2017; 15:19. [PMID: 28904802 PMCID: PMC5590218 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-017-0281-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ramsar, a city of Iran located on the coast of the Caspian Sea, has been considered to be enormously important due to its high natural radioactivity levels. People living in High Level Natural Radiation Areas (HLNRAs) have been exposed by several sources, one of which could be foodstuff. However, many studies have been carried out to measure the environmental radioactivity in Ramsar, but no survey has been conducted in all stapled consumed foods yet. This study was dedicated to determine 226Ra activity concentration in the daily diets of Ramsar residents as a probable exposure. METHODS Approximately 70 different market samples were collected during the four seasons based on the daily consumption patterns of residents which have the highest consumption and their availability in the seasons. All samples, after washing, drying and pretreatment, were analyzed for 226Ra radionuclide determination by α-spectrometry. RESULTS The mean radioactivity concentration of 226Ra ranged between 7 ± 1 mBq Kg-1 wet weight in meat, and 318 ± 118 mBq Kg-1 for tea dry leaves. The 226Ra activity concentrations in collected samples varied from below the minimum detectable activity up to 530 ± 30 mBq Kg-1. To compare the results with United Nations Scientific Committee on Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) reference values, the 226Ra activity concentrations concluded from the results appear to be higher in milk, chicken and eggs and less in grain products, vegetables, fruits and fish products. These results indicate that no significant 226Ra contamination is present in market foodstuffs and provide reference values for the foodstuffs in Ramsar. CONCLUSIONS Of the total daily dietary 226Ra exposure from market consuming foodstuffs for adults in Ramsar, the largest percentage was from wheat. The residents consuming wheat and manufacturing wheat products such as bread, pasta, porridge, crackers, biscuits, pancakes, pies, pastries, cakes, cookies, muffins, rolls, doughnuts, breakfast cereals and so on may receive an elevated dose in the diet. In conclusion, with regards to presence of 226Ra in foodstuffs it is necessary to monitor regularly the activity of 226Ra in foodstuffs including market and local foods.
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- M. Gooniband Shooshtari
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicin, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicin, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER)Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Environmental Radiological Protection Division, National Radiation Protection Department, Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER)Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER)Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER)Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Environmental Radiological Protection Division, National Radiation Protection Department, Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Tehran, Iran
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- Environmental Radiological Protection Division, National Radiation Protection Department, Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Tehran, Iran
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Ababneh ZQ, Al-Masoud FI, Ababneh AM. Activity Concentrations and Dose Assessment of Gamma Emitting Radionuclides in Canned Tuna and Sardines Produced after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. HEALTH PHYSICS 2016; 110:66-73. [PMID: 26606067 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000000394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of the present work was to investigate the radioactivity concentrations of gamma emitting radionuclides in canned tuna and sardines that were produced after the Fukushima nuclear accident and to assess the resulting radiation doses to the public. Fifty-eight brands of canned tuna and sardines consumed in the Middle East and produced from different parts of the world were analyzed using a germanium detector. Cesium-137 (137Cs) was not detected above the minimum detectable activity in any of the samples. Natural radionuclides 40K, 226Ra and 228Ra were detected with wide activity concentration ranges and with average values of (in Bq kg(-1) wet weight): 68 ± 36, 0.31 ± 0.45, 0.34 ± 0.25, respectively, in tuna samples and with averages of 129 ± 67, 0.20 ± 0.33, 0.60 ± 0.31 in sardine samples. The results of the activity concentrations of 40K and 226Ra showed some regional dependence. Tuna samples produced in Europe have almost twice the concentration of 40K and half the concentration of 226Ra as compared to samples produced in either East or South Asia and North America. Moreover, sardine samples produced in North Africa and Europe have almost twice the concentrations of 40K and 226Ra as those produced in East or South Asia and North America. Dose assessment due to ingestion of canned seafood was also performed, and the committed effective dose was found to be well within the worldwide average.
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- Zaid Q Ababneh
- *Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid 211-63, Jordan; †Basic Sciences Department, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, P.O. Box 3660, Saudi Arabia; ‡King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Nuclear Science Research Institute (NSRI), National Center for Nuclear Technology (NCNT), Radiological Monitoring Department, P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia; §Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University in Madinah, Al-Madinah, P.O. Box 170, Saudi Arabia
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Kılıç Ö, Belivermiş M, Gözel F, Carvalho FP. Radioactivity levels in mussels and sediments of the Golden Horn by the Bosphorus Strait, Marmara Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2014; 86:555-561. [PMID: 25023437 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The Golden Horn is an estuary located in the center of İstanbul receiving freshwater discharges from two creeks and connecting to the Bosphorus Strait. Activity concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides were determined in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and sediments from the Golden Horn sampled in February 2012. Mean activity concentrations of (137)Cs, (40)K, (226)Ra, (228)Ra, (210)Po and (210)Pb in the mussels were determined at 1.03±0.23, 389±41.6, 2.61±1.23, not detected (ND), 91.96±37.88 and 11.48±4.85 Bq kg(-1), respectively. In sediments, it was observed that (137)Cs, (40)K, (226)Ra, (228)Ra, (210)Po and (210)Pb activity concentrations in<63 μm particle fraction of sediment were generally higher than those determined in mussels. Po-210 and (210)Po/(210)Pb ratios in mussels from the Golden Horn were much lower than in mussels from other coastal regions and this was related to low plankton productivity and eutrophication of the Golden Horn.
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- Önder Kılıç
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, 34134 Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, 34134 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, 34134 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Laboratório de Protecção e Segurança Radiológica, Instituto Superior Técnico/Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, km 139, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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Desideri D, Roselli C, Forini N, Rongoni A, Meli MA, Feduzi L. Alpha and gamma spectrometry for the radiological characterization of animal feed. Microchem J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Meli MA, Desideri D, Roselli C, Feduzi L. Assessment of 210Po in Italian diet. Food Chem 2014; 155:87-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.01.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 12/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kılıç Ö, Belivermiş M, Cotuk Y, Topçuoğlu S. Radioactivity concentrations in mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) of Turkish Sea coast and contribution of ²¹⁰Po to the radiation dose. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2014; 80:325-329. [PMID: 24398417 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Radionuclides levels were determined in indigenous and transplanted mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) collected from Turkish marine environment. Radioactivity concentrations of ¹³⁷Cs, ⁴⁰K, ²²⁶Ra, ²²⁸Ra, ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb were determined in the soft tissues of the mussel samples collected in Bosphorus Strait, Coasts of Black Sea, Marmara Sea and Aegean Sea. Mussel transplantation was carried out by using mussel cages in Levantine Sea coast since M. galloprovincialis did not naturally adapt along the coast. The average activity concentrations of ¹³⁷Cs, ⁴⁰K, ²²⁶Ra, ²²⁸Ra, ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb in the coastline of Turkey were found to be 0.7±0.1, 469±24, 0.9±0.1, 1.0±0.1, 122±4 and 10.9±0.9 Bq kg⁻¹ in dry weight (dw), respectively. The average of ²¹⁰Po/²¹⁰Pb ratio was found to be ∼14. Total annual effective ²¹⁰Po dose was calculated to be in the range of 0.25-3.30 μSv due to mussel consumption. Radioactivity and dose levels were compared with those of similar studies carried out in Mediterranean countries.
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- Önder Kılıç
- Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34134 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34134 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34134 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34134 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey
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Desideri D, Meli MA, Roselli C, Forini N, Rongoni A, Feduzi L. Natural radionuclides in Italian diet and their annual intake. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-013-2860-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Meli MA, Cantaluppi C, Desideri D, Benedetti C, Feduzi L, Ceccotto F, Fasson A. Radioactivity measurements and dosimetric evaluation in meat of wild and bred animals in central Italy. Food Control 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Giri S, Jha VN, Singh G, Tripathi RM. Dose estimates for the local inhabitants from 210Po ingestion via dietary sources at a proposed uranium mining site in India. Int J Radiat Biol 2012; 88:540-6. [PMID: 22489896 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2012.682191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the distribution of (210)Po activity in food in Bagjata in East Singhbhum, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS (210)Po were analyzed in the food samples of plant origin such as cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables and food of animal origin such fish, chicken, egg, etc., in and around Bagjata uranium mining area as a part of baseline study after acid digestion. The intake and ingestion dose of the radionuclide was estimated. RESULTS The general range of (210)Po activity in all the dietary components ranged widely from <0.2-36 Bqkg(-1)(fresh). In the food of plant origin, the minimum activity of (210)Po was estimated in vegetables while maximum in pulses. In food of animal origin, the observed minimum activity of (210)Po was in eggs and the maximum observed was in chicken samples. The intake of (210)Po considering all dietary components was found to be 464 Bq.Y(-1) while the ingestion dose was calculated to be 557 μSv.Y(-1), respectively. The estimated doses are reflecting the natural background dose via the route of ingestion, which is much below the 1 mSv limit set in the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommendations. CONCLUSION The study confirms that current levels of (210)Po do not pose a significant radiological risk to the local inhabitants.
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- Soma Giri
- Geo-Environment Division (EMG), Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad.
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