Uptake, retention and organ/tissue distribution of 137Cs by Japanese catfish (Silurus asotus Linnaeus)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-204

  Malek, M A ^a,b   Nakahara, M ^a   Nakamura, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY CENTER   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

137Cs; Biological half life; Japanese catfish; Tissue distribution; Uptake

Indexed keywords

RETENTION CAPABILITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TISSUE;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 137;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CESIUM; FISH; HALF LIFE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CATFISH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; SPECIES COMPARISON; STEADY STATE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATFISHES; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FOOD CHAIN; HALF-LIFE; JAPAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

CATFISH; SILURUS; SILURUS ASOTUS;

EID: 4143121131     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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