Radioactive pollution of Turkish biotas one year after the Chernobyl accident

Title: Radioactive pollution of Turkish biotas one year after the Chernobyl accident

Author: ·  H. Akçay, ·  G. Ardisson

Reference: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 1 November 1988, Volume 128, Issue 4, pp 273-281

DOI: 10.1007/BF02166951

Keywords: Radioactive pollution, Turkey, biota

Abstract: Long-lived fission radionuclides spread out after the Chernobyl accident have been measured in samples collected from the Black Sea and at the Aegean coasts of Turkey between June 15 and September 15, 1987. Nondestructive analysis was performed using high resolution γ-spectroscopy. The activity remaining 16 months after the event was found to be enhanced in coniferous needles as well as in lichens, while foodstuff did not show any appreciable contamination. The relatively high¹⁰⁶Ru/¹³⁴Cs and¹⁴⁴Ce/¹³⁴Cs ratios compared to those found in analogous samples from Southern Europe, might result from a fractionation between refractory and volatile elements.

ＵＲＬ：http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02166951

Dynamic modeling of the radionuclides transfer within hydrobiocenosis and assessing the consequences of radioactive contamination for biota and human

Title: Dynamic modeling of the radionuclides transfer within hydrobiocenosis and assessing the consequences of radioactive contamination for biota and human

Author: Kryshev, Alexander Ivanovich

Reference: Obninsk, 2008

Keywords: biota, humans, radionuclides, environment, radiation monitoring, hydrobiocenosis, water reservoirs

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop an integrated assessment model of the effects of radioactive contamination of hydrobiocenosis on biota and humans, based on the information about the entry of radionuclides into the environment and the radiation monitoring data.

URL:http://www.dissercat.com/content/dinamicheskoe-modelirovanie-perenosa-radionuklidov-v-gidrobiotsenozakh-i-otsenka-posledstvii

CHERNOBYL AND ENVIRONMENT

Author: Spiridonov S.I., Aleksakhin R.M., Fesenko S.V., Sanzharova N.I.

Reference: Gazette “РАДИАЦИОННАЯ БИОЛОГИЯ. РАДИОЭКОЛОГИЯ “ (Radiation Biology, Radioecology), 2007

doi:10.1134/S0869803107020099

Keywords: migration of radionuclides, effects on biota, ecosystem, public exposure

Abstract: Describes the basic system of migration of radionuclides in the environment, assessing the scale of effects of radiation on the biota. Evaluates the significance of the consequences of radioactive contamination on natural ecosystems in terms of the formation of public exposure.

URL: http://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=9495348

Interference of soil and radioactivity in Polesia ecosystems and in Opolye (natural area) of south east Russia

Title: Interference of soil and radioactivity in Polesia ecosystems and in Opolye (natural area) of south east Russia

Author: Prosyannikov Evgeny

Reference: Moscow,1995

Keywords: ecosystem, Polesia, soil, biota, Opolye

Abstract: The purpose of the study; to research the effect of natural soil and various agroecosystems of Polesia and Opolye (natural land) on the behavior of radionuclides, and the impact of anthropogenic factors on the living stage of soil for the characterization of the conditions of human life.

URL:http://www.dissercat.com/content/vzaimovliyanie-pochv-i-radioaktivnosti-v-ekosistemakh-polesya-i-opolya-yugo-zapada-rossii?_openstat=cmVmZXJ1bi5jb207bm9kZTthZDE7

Plutonium, 137Cs and 90Sr in selected invertebrates from some areas around Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Title:Plutonium, ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr in selected invertebrates from some areas around Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Author: Jerzy W. Mietelski, Svetlana Maksimova, Przemysław Szwałko, Katarzyna Wnuk, Paweł Zagrodzki, Sylwia Błażej, Paweł Gaca, Ewa Tomankiewicz, Olexandr Orlov

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Volume 101, Issue 6, June 2010, Pages 488-493

DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.009

Keywords: Plutonium; ⁹⁰Sr; ¹³⁷Cs; Chernobyl; Invertebrates; Radioactive contamination of biota

Abstract: Results are presented for ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr and plutonium activity concentrations in more than 20 samples of terrestrial invertebrates, including species of beetles, ants, spiders and millipedes, collected in the highly contaminated area of the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The majority of samples were collected in Belarus, with some also collected in the Ukraine. Three other samples were collected in an area of lower contamination. Results show that seven samples exceed an activity concentration of 100 kBq/kg (ash weight – a.w.) for ¹³⁷Cs. The maximum activity concentration for this isotope was 1.52 ± 0.08 MBq/kg (a.w.) determined in ants (Formica cynerea). Seven results for ⁹⁰Sr exceeded 100 kBq/kg (a.w.), mostly for millipedes. Relatively high plutonium activity concentrations were found in some ants and earth-boring dung beetles. Analyses of activity ratios showed differences in transfer of radionuclides between species. To reveal the correlation structure of the multivariate data set, the Partial Least-Squares method (PLS) was used. Results of the PLS model suggest that high radiocesium activity concentrations in animal bodies can be expected mainly for relatively small creatures living on the litter surface. In contrast, high strontium activity concentrations can be expected for creatures which conduct their lives within litter, having mixed trophic habits and a moderate lifespan. No clear conclusions could be made for plutonium.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X08000696

Doses to members of the general public and observed effects on biota: Chernobyl Forum update.

• Title: Doses to members of the general public and observed effects on biota: Chernobyl Forum update.

Author: Anspaugh, Lynn R

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 96 (1-3), p.13-19, Jul 2007

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.12.001

Keywords: Chernobyl; Radiation; Collective effective dose; Thyroid dose; Effects; Biota; Humans; Accident

Abstract: The Chernobyl Forum was organized by the United Nations to examine the health and environmental effects of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station. This paper is concerned with the environmental effects, as determined by Expert Group Environment. The accident resulted in release of a large amount of radioactive materials over a period of 10 days. These materials were deposited throughout Europe with the three more affected countries being Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X06002104

Abundance and diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in lakes exposed to Chernobyl-derived ionising radiation

• Title: Abundance and diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in lakes exposed to Chernobyl-derived ionising radiation

Author: Murphy, J.F. / Nagorskaya, L.L. / Smith, J.T

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 102 (7), p.688-694, Jul 2011

doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.04.007

Keywords: Chernobyl;Fukushima;Macroinvertebrate;Lake;Radiation effects;Biota

Abstract: ► We studied the effect of radiation on macroinvertebrates in Chernobyl affected lakes. ► Abundance, taxon richness, Berger-Parker dominance, Shannon–Wiener diversity evaluated. ► No relationship between community indices or abundance and radiation at up to 30 μGy h⁻¹. ► Taxon richness varied in range 22–42: typical for uncontaminated lakes in the region. ► Natural environmental factors principal drivers of biotic assemblage structure

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X11000798]]