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Whole body concentration ratio of 137Cs, 85Sr and 65Zn for Chinese minnow (P. oxycephalus) and earthworm (E. andrei)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2012

D.-K. Keum
Affiliation:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 150 Deokjindong, Yuseonggu, Daejeon 305-353, Republic of Korea
I. Jun
Affiliation:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 150 Deokjindong, Yuseonggu, Daejeon 305-353, Republic of Korea
K.-M. Lim
Affiliation:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 150 Deokjindong, Yuseonggu, Daejeon 305-353, Republic of Korea
Y.-H. Choi
Affiliation:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 150 Deokjindong, Yuseonggu, Daejeon 305-353, Republic of Korea
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Abstract

The whole body concentration ratio (CR) of 137Cs, 85Sr and 65Zn for Chinese minnow (P. oxycephalus) and earthworm (E. andrei) were experimentally measured in a laboratory. The mean CR (Bq/kg fresh per Bq/l) of Chinese minnow was 3.5 for 137Cs, 11.0 for 85Sr, and 9.8 for 65Zn, respectively. The mean CR (Bq/kg fresh per Bq/kg) of earthworm was 4.4 × 10−4 for 137Cs, 1.7 × 10−3 for 85Sr, and 1.4 × 10−3 for 65Zn, respectively.

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