Radiological toxicity of some fish and meat tissues consumed in southwestern Nigeria

Autor: Emmanuel Oluwanifesii Fatile, Chidiebere Goodluck Dike, Oladele Samuel Ajayi
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. 24:1151-1159
ISSN: 1549-7860
1080-7039
Popis: The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in 30 fish tissues and 30 meat organs have been determined using high purity germanium (HPGe) detector. For the fish tissues, the mean activity concentrations of 238U and 232Th were highest in Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) with values of 5.31 ± 1.30 and 6.09 ± 0.91 Bq/kg, respectively. The lowest mean activity concentrations of 238U and 232Th were seen in Titus (Scomberomorus tritor) and Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus), Croaker with values of 1.51 ± 2.08 and 64.42 ± 6.33 Bq/kg, respectively. The mean activity concentration of 40K was highest in Micropogonias undulatus and lowest in Tilapia (Oreohronis niloticus) with values of 64.42 ± 6.33 and 6.53 ± 0.98 Bq/kg. For the meat organs, the highest mean activity concentration of 238U, 232Th, and 40K was highest in kidney, liver, and heart, respectively with values of 2.82 ± 0.47, 4.57 ± 0.69, and 52.07 ± 7.81 Bq/kg. Small intestine had the lowest mean activity concentrations of 238U and 232Th with ...
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