THE ACCUMULATION OF RADIONUCLIDES BY THE THORNBACK RAY, RAIA CLAVATA L., IN THE IRISH SEA

1 April 1964

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Limnology and Oceanography

Vol. 9 (3) , 303-310
https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1964.9.3.0303

Abstract

A study of the levels of radionuclides accumulated by the thornback ray, Raia clavata, a nonmigratory species, has been made in the Irish Sea, where these fish have been living most of their lives in an environment contaminated with the fission products Ru¹⁰⁶, Ce¹⁴⁴, Cs¹³⁷, and Sr⁹⁰. The relative importance of the different radionuclides as contaminants of fish tissues and the importance of determining whether a steady‐state system exists in a marine area receiving radioactive wastes arc discussed.

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THE RADIOECOLOGY OF A BEACH
Limnology and Oceanography, 1964
THE ACCUMULATION OF NITROSYL RUTHENIUM BY FINE PARTICLES AND MARINE ORGANISMS
Limnology and Oceanography, 1960