Distribution, annual committed effective dose, and health safety assessment of 210Po in marine biota from Kalpakkam coast, Bay of Bengal
2021
Panigrahi, Satyanarayan | Mohanty, A.K. | Samantara, M.K. | Sahu, G. | Cantiracēkaran̲, Cī. | Cuppiramaṇiyan̲, Va. | Srinivas, C.V.
Seafood, intertidal biota, beach sediment, and seawater from Kalpakkam coast, Bay of Bengal were analyzed for ²¹⁰Po to evaluate the internal exposure and other radiological safety aspects. Kalpakkam houses various nuclear power generation facilities on its coast. The activity concentration of ²¹⁰Po was more pronounced in the intertidal organisms. Pelagic planktivorous fishes have the highest activity of the non-technogenic radionuclide, followed by the detrital feeders, benthic planktivores, benthic carnivores, and pelagic carnivore fishes. The affinity of ²¹⁰Po to organic detrital matter and planktonic organisms has led to a higher accumulation of radionuclide in planktivorous fishes. Activity concentration of ²¹⁰Po in seafood ranged between 1.13 ± 0.3 and 96.71 ± 1.6 Bq kg⁻¹ (Becquerel/kilogram). In seaweeds and gastropods, it ranged from 2.09 ± 0.2 to 8.21 ± 0.6 and from 9.31 ± 0.7 to 21.58 ± 1.2 Bq kg⁻¹, respectively. The committed effective dose (CED) of ²¹⁰Po in seafood varied from 31.18 to 456.68 μSv yr⁻¹ (microSievert/year). Radiological hazard parameters, such as activity intake, CED in consumption, of the seafood from this coast are within the acceptable levels prescribed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection and US Environmental Protection Agency.
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