210Po in the environment: insight into the naturally occurring polonium isotope

P Thakur, AL Ward - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2020 - Springer
Polonium is rapidly emerging as an international environmental health concern primarily
because of the recent rise in hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Recovery of unconventional oil …

Radiotoxic 210Po concentration in the Mediterranean Sea sediment and radiation risk assessment of biota

A Abbasi, AW Alrowaily, HMH Zakaly - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents the levels and distribution of 210 Po in different sediments of the
northeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The 210 Po activity concentrations were …

Methylmercury and mercury in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Turkish coast: Dietary exposure prediction

K Gedik, S Koral - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution of total mercury (HgT) and methylmercury (MeHg) in Mediterranean
mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) sampled at 23 different stations along Türkiye's Black …

Assessment of the annual committed effective dose due to the 210Po ingestion from selected sea-food species in Vietnam

HD Van - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Activity concentration of 210 Po in the edible muscle tissues of twelve sea-food species (the
most common marine food consumed of population in Vietnam) were analyzed using the …

Radiological dose and associated risk due to 210Po in commercial inter-tidal bivalves of southwest (Arabian Sea) coast of India

YN Shareef, KSP Sabu, MF Khan - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The activity concentration of 210 Po was determined in edible tissues of commercial
bivalves on the southwest coast of India. The 210 Po activity ranged from 38.3±6.9 Bq kg− 1 …

Distribution and annual committed effective dose assessment of 210Po in popular marine species at the near-shore Binh Thuan province, Vietnam

TN Nguyen, TD Nguyen, VH Duong, TT Nguyen - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 210 Po concentration in thirty popular marine species (twenty five fishes, four
bivalves and one crab) with different habitats, feeding types, and trophic levels at the near …

Levels and Distributions of 210Pb and 210Po in Selected Seafood Samples in China and Assessment of Related Dose to Population

X Kong, Y Qian, Q Zheng, Y Ji - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, the activity concentrations levels of 210Pb and 210Po in the edible portions of
eight seafood samples collected from the Fujian coast of China were determined. The …

The influence of salinity on the toxicity of remediated seawater

F Coppola, T Russo, AMVM Soares… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) is one of the most hazardous pollutants, due to its toxicity, biological
magnification and worldwide persistence in aquatic systems. Thus, new efficient …

Evaluation of the radiological dose due to 210Po in commercial clupeid fish collected in the near-shore environment of the high background natural radiation area …

KSP Sabu, PK Kavitha, YN Shareef, MF Khan - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we quantified the tissue concentration of 210 Po in a variety of commercial
sardine fish species of the family Clupeidae from an area of high background natural …

Characterization of natural radioactivity and relative dose due to consumption of edible bivalves inhabiting the Cochin Backwater Lagoon, Kerala, southwestern coast …

YN Shareef, MF Khan - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
The study on natural radionuclides in edible bivalves from the Cochin backwater lagoon,
Kerala, employing alpha spectrometry, revealed higher concentrations of 210 Po and 210 …