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In situ observations of the radioactivity of some marine species and sediments of the French coast from Banyuls to Menton

  • 1. Marine Nationale, 83 - Toulon Naval (France)
  • 2. CEA, 75 - Paris (France)

Description

The object of this preliminary work is to measure the gamma radioactivity of some marine species and sediments of the French Mediterranean coast line between Banyuls and Menton. The marine species measured are: mussels, sea urchins and ten species of seaweed, namely: Ulva sp., Codium sp., Zoostera marina, Corallina elongata, Stypocaulon scoparium, Cymodocee nodosa, Pterocladia pinnata, Asparagopsis armata, Cystoseira sp., Sphaerococcus coronopifolius. The sampling places are spread over twenty four stations, eight of which are maritime and six representative of coastal lakes west of the Rhone. This aggregate study allowed us to highlight certain particular points and to make a choice between the indicators for a subsequent study in the most interesting areas

Abstract (French)

L'objet de ce travail preliminaire consiste en la mesure de la radioactivite gamma de quelques especes marines et sediments des cotes francaises de la Mediterranee entre Banyuls et Menton. Les especes marines mesurees sont: les moules, les oursins et dix especes d'algues: Ulva sp., Codium sp., Zoostera marina, Corallina elongata, Stypocaulon scoparium, Cymodocee nodosa, Pterocladia pinnata, Asparagopsis armata, Cystoseira sp., Sphaerococcus coronopifolius. Les lieux de prelevement se distribuent en vingt quatre stations dont dix huit sont maritimes et six representatives des etangs cotiers situes a l'Ouest du Rhone. Cette etude globale nous a permis de mettre en evidence certains points particuliers et de realiser un choix dans les indicateurs pour une etude ulterieure dans les zones les plus interessantes
Part of:
2. International symposium on radioecology

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Observations sur la radioactivite 'in-situ' de quelques especes marines et sediments des cotes francaises de Banyuls a Menton

Publishing Information

Publisher
CEA.
Imprint Place
Cadarache, France
ISBN
2-7272-0050-1
Imprint Title
2. International symposium on radioecology, Cadarache, 19-22 June 1979
Imprint Pagination
774 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 217-231.

Conference

Title
2. International symposium on radioecology.
Dates
19 - 22 Jun 1979.
Place
Cadarache, France.

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:2. Symposium international de radioecologie, Cadarache, 19-22 juin 1979.