Uptake and depuration of 131I by the edible periwinkle Littorina littorea: Uptake from labelled seaweed (Chondrus crispus)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-271

  Wilson, R C ^a   Vives I Batlle, J ^a   McDonald, P ^a   Parker, T G ^b  

^a WESTLAKES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological half life; Chondrus crispus; Depuration; Iodine; Littorina littorea; Periwinkle; Seaweed; Transfer factor; Uptake

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FOOD PRODUCTS; IODINE;

DEPURATION; FIRST-ORDER KINETICS; RADIOIODINE CONCENTRATION;

SEAWEED;

IODINE 131; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DEPURATION; HALF LIFE; RADIOACTIVITY; SEAWEED;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HALF LIFE TIME; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SEAWEED; SNAIL; TURNOVER TIME; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; LITTORINA LITTOREA; MOLLUSCA;

ANIMALS; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; HALF-LIFE; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; SEAWEED; SNAILS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 13844266297     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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