Published 1990 | Version v1
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137Cs determination and mutagenicity tests in wild Mus musculus domesticus before and after the Chernobyl accident

Creators

  • 1. Univ. 'La Sapienza', Rome (Italy)
  • 2. Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala (Sweden). Dept. of Radioecology

Description

Wild rodents were collected alive in a suburban area to the north of Rome before, during, 6 months and 1 year after the Chernobyl accident. Radionuclide determinations to assess their content of 137Cs and mutagenicity tests (bone-marrow micronucleus test and sperm abnormalities assay) were performed on the captured animals. The results obtained for the species Mus musculus domesticus (which was the rodent captured in highest numbers), compared with the results obtained before the fallout, showed an increase of both micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MPCEs/1000 PCEs) and 137Cs content during and after the fallout. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Pollution
Journal Volume
64
Journal Issue
1
Series
Environ. Pollut.
Journal Page Range
1-9
ISSN
0269-7491
CODEN
ENPOE

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
21071028
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM 137; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS; ERYTHROCYTES; FALLOUT; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RODENTS; SPERMATOCYTES
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY FLUIDS; CESIUM ISOTOPES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GERM CELLS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MAMMALS; MATERIALS; MUTATIONS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; VERTEBRATES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES