Caesium-137 in the muscles of game animals in 2015-2022 – levels and time trend

Czerski Paweł; Gembal Magdalena; Warenik-Bany Małgorzata

Caesium-137 in the muscles of game animals in 2015-2022 – levels and time trend

2024

Czerski Paweł | Gembal Magdalena | Warenik-Bany Małgorzata

Radioactive caesium-137 occurring in the environment may be taken up by plants and animals and pose a trophic threat to humans. Game animals living in forest ecosystems are very good bioindicators of the level of environmental contamination by ionising radiation. The main species measurably exposed to caesium-137 are the wild boar (Sus scrofa), the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), and the red deer (Cervus elaphus). The study determined the levels of Cs-137 in muscle samples of these game animals in 2015–2022.

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