Polonium, uranium and plutonium in the Southern Baltic Sea

• Authors: B. Skwarzec
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents the results of measurements of polonium, uranium and plutonium radionu-clides in selected components of the southern Baltic ecosystem, as well as the recognition of their accumulation processes in the trophic chain. Investigation on the 210Po, 239+240Pu concentrations in the Baltic biota revealed that these radionuclides are strongly accumulated by some species. Their mean values of the bioaccumulation factor (BCF)* fell within the range from 9?102 to 2.5?104. The Baltic Sea algae, benthic animals and fish concentrated uranium isotopes only to a small degree, and mean BCF values for this element range from 1 to 55, what is several orders of magnitude lower than for polonium and plutonium. Moreover, it was found that fish constitute an important source of 210Po for human.

Keywords

EN

BALTIC SEA; POLONIUM; SEA WATER; SEDIMENT; URANIUM

Discipline

• AQUATIC_SCIENCES: AQUATIC SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk
• Journal: Oceanological Studies
• Year: 1997
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 195-204

Contributors

author

B. Skwarzec

• Document Type: article
• Publication order reference: B.Skwarzec, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Bioradiochemistry Laboratory 81-712 Sopot, ul.Powstancow Warszawy 55, P.O.Box 68, Poland