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Polonium-210 in bivalve molluscs of Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India

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Title Polonium-210 in bivalve molluscs of Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India
 
Creator Somasundaram, S S N
Hameed, P Shahul
 
Description 263-267
This paper presents the concentration of 210Po in five species
of bivalve molluscs (Donax faba, Donax cuneatus, Scapharca inaequivalvis, Pinctada
vulgaris and Perna indica) from Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India. The levels of 210Po among the tested species
ranged from 65.8 to 2,668.9 Bq kg-1. Analyses indicated that the soft tissues
of the bivalves registered a higher level of 210Po than the shells. Further,
analyses also showed a non-uniformity in the distribution of 210Po in the various internal
organs. The concentration recorded in them maintained the following descending
order: digestive glands> viscera> gills>foot>mantle> shell. It is evident
that P. indica could be used as sentinel organism for 210Po
in the ambient waters.
 
Date 2014-01-13T05:42:35Z
2014-01-13T05:42:35Z
2000-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/25527
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.29(3) [September 2000]