A study of radium bioaccumulation in freshwater mussels, Velesunio angasi, in the Magela Creek catchment, Northern Territory, Australia

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 964-974

  Bollhöfer, Andreas ^a   Brazier, Jenny ^a   Humphrey, Chris ^a   Ryan, Bruce ^a   Esparon, Andrew ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Freshwater mussels; Mining; Radium

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY RATIOS; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; FILTERED WATER; FRESHWATER MUSSELS; MINE SITE; NORTHERN TERRITORIES; RADIONUCLIDE ACTIVITY; RADIUM CONCENTRATIONS; SAMPLING SITE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; CATCHMENTS; MINING; RADIUM; RUNOFF; SHELLFISH; URANIUM MINES; WATER;

RIVERS;

CALCIUM; RADIUM; RADIUM 228; SURFACE WATER; THORIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; FRESH WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CATCHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MINING; RADIUM; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOACCUMULATION; CATCHMENT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; URANIUM MINE; VELESUNIO ANGASI; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANIMAL; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AUSTRALIA; MAGELA CREEK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

VELESUNIO ANGASI;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; RADIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84555203170     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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