Uptake and depuration of 131I by the macroalgae Catenella nipae - Potential use as an environmental monitor for radiopharmaceutical waste

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1539-1543

  Kleinschmidt, Ross ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Iodine 131; Macroalgae; Monitoring; Radioactivity; Recycled water

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; DEPURATION; ELIMINATION RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; IODINE 131; MACROALGAE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; RECYCLED WATER; SAMPLING DEVICES; SECOND PHASE; STEADY STATE CONCENTRATION; TWO-PHASE MODEL; WASTE DISCHARGES;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; IODINE; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RECYCLING;

RADIOACTIVITY;

IODINE 131; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DEPURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; MACROALGA; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; EXPERIMENT; MACROALGA; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RED ALGA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

CATENELLA NIPAE;

ALGAE, RED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; QUEENSLAND; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 70349284476     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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