Abstract
Activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb in the species Mytilus galloprovincialis from Croatian Adriatic coast were determined. The samples were collected in thirteen sampling places which are also a part of Croatian Mediterranean mussel watch project. The results of 210Po and 210Pb activity concentrations were found to vary between (22.1±2.5)-(207±21)Bqkg-1 fresh weight and (2.8±1.4)-(9.3±0.7)Bqkg-1 fresh weight, respectively. 210Po/210Pb ratio ranged between 6.2 and 30.7. The highest measured activities were found in the enclosed basins of the Neretva channel, where the majority of Croatian mussel cultivation is taking place. The estimated consequent average total annual effective ingestion dose due to 210Po and 210Pb from mussel consumption in Croatian coastal region is 202±99μSv with 96% contribution of 210Po to the total effective dose.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1295-1300 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemosphere |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was financially supported by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (bilateral project “Radiochemical methods for determination of radionuclides in water samples”) and Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia (bilateral project BI-RH/10-11-007).
Funding
This work was financially supported by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (bilateral project “Radiochemical methods for determination of radionuclides in water samples”) and Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia (bilateral project BI-RH/10-11-007).
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Ministarstvo Obrazovanja, Znanosti i Sporta | |
| Ministrstvo za visoko šolstvo, znanost in tehnologijo | BI-RH/10-11-007 |
Keywords
- Adriatic Sea
- Dose assessment
- Mytilus galloprovincialis
