Radiation risk assessment of coastal biota from a quasi-Fukushima hypothetical accident in the Mediterranean Sea

A Abbasi - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence of the February 6, 2023, earthquake in Turkey was the idea of this research
to define a Fukushima-like accident scenario in the Akkuyu nuclear reactor and investigate …

Radiological dose from seafood ingestion; a global summary from 40 years of study

MP Johansen, JP Gwynn, JG Carpenter… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Seafood is an important source for meeting future global nutrient demands. However, it also
contributes disproportionately to the radiological ingestion dose of more than five billion …

[HTML][HTML] Tools for harmonized data collection at exposure situations with naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM)

JM Popic, H Haanes, C Di Carlo, C Nuccetelli… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) contribute to the dose arising from
radiation exposure for workers, public and non-human biota in different working and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the ecological impacts of NORM-contaminated scale on marine infauna using sediment microcosms

A MacIntosh, K Dafforn, B Penrose, A Chariton… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) can be found in decommissioned oil and
gas infrastructure (eg pipelines), including scales. The effects of NORM contaminants from …

[HTML][HTML] Naturally occurring radioactive materials in offshore infrastructure: Understanding formation and characteristics of baryte scale during decommissioning …

A MacIntosh, DT Oldfield, DI Cendón… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Contaminants, including naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) of the 238-uranium
and 232-thorium decay series, have been recognized as a global research priority to inform …

[HTML][HTML] Threshold values for the protection of marine ecosystems from NORM in subsea oil and gas infrastructure

DJ Koppel, T Cresswell, A MacIntosh… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This modelling study uses the ERICA Tool and Bateman's equation to derive sediment
threshold values for radiation protection of the marine environment relevant to NORM …

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 …

Response of Microbial Communities to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material–Contaminated Sediments: A Microcosm‐Based Study

A MacIntosh, K Dafforn, A Chariton… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing need to understand the potential ecological impacts of contaminants in
offshore oil and gas infrastructure, especially if that infrastructure is to be left in situ as a …

[HTML][HTML] Radiological risk assessment in the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) and the Thai seafood consumers

A Srilerd, N Kungskulniti, Y Tumnoi… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
There are several sources of radionuclides to be accidentally and routinely released into the
marine ecosystem leading to bioaccumulation of such radionuclides in marine biota in …

Bioaccumulation of natural radionuclides in edible molluscs and associated risk from the Ashtamudi Estuary, situated in a high background natural radiation zone …

JM Adaikalam, YN Shareef, MF Khan - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The study investigated various natural radionuclides, including 238 U, 232 Th, 210 Po, and
210 Pb, in edible molluscan species collected from different zones of the Ashtamudi estuary …