Published December 1983 | Version v1
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Uptake of plutonium by alga Dunaliella and bivalve Meretrix

Creators

  • 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Health Physics Div.

Description

Plutonium uptake from seawater by Dunaliella indicated kd(ratio of Pu in alga to that in seawater) factors of 104 similar to those obtained for sediments. However transfer ratios for Pu from contaminated sediments for Meretrix was 10-4 for short term periods ranging up to 20 days. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Indian J. Mar. Sci.
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
4
Series
Indian J. Mar. Sci.
Journal Page Range
243-244
ISSN
0379-5136
CODEN
IJMNB

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
17035781
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGAE; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; MOLLUSCS; PLUTONIUM 239; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; UPTAKE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ANIMALS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INVERTEBRATES; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; WATER; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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