Abstract
Concentration factors for technetium recommended in radiological assessment models for freshwater biota are default values based on the behavior of iodine in the environment. In this study a small experimental freshwater pond was spiked with 95mTc to obtain data for calculating concentration factors for fish and snails. A model using the pond data was developed to calculate steady-state body burdens for freshwater biota. The concentration factors based on the calculated body burden for carp (Caprinus carpio), mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), and snails (Helisoma sp.) were 11, 75 and 121, respectively. The concentration factor for carp was less than the recommended value of 15 listed in the USNRC Regulatory Guide 1.109 for calculating radiation dose to man; however, the concentration factors for mosquitofish and snails exceeded the recommended values by 5 and 25 times, respectively.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 257-266 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Health Physics |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1982 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis