Contamination of terrestrial gastropods, Helix aspersa maxima, with 137Cs, 85Sr, 133Ba and 123mTe by direct, trophic and combined pathways

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-47

  Madoz Escande, C ^a   Simon, O ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Barium; Cesium; Contamination by combined exposure; Contamination by direct deposition; Contamination by ingestion; Gastropod; Helix aspersa maxima; Strontium; Tellurium

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION BY COMBINED EXPOSURE; CONTAMINATION BY DIRECT DEPOSITION; CONTAMINATION BY INGESTION; GASTROPOD; HELIX ASPERSA MAXIMA;

BARIUM; CESIUM; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MARINE BIOLOGY; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM; TELLURIUM;

BIODIVERSITY;

BARIUM; CESIUM 137; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; STRONTIUM; TELLURIUM;

BARIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROPOD; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TELLURIUM; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HELIX ASPERSA; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SNAIL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC CASCADE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; HELIX (SNAILS); RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOISOTOPES;

GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA MAXIMA;

EID: 33745484578     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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