A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area

A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area

The distribution of a natural radionuclide (Po-210) in seawater, total suspended solid (TSS), sediment and marine organisms was quantified using alpha spectrometry at the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia. It was observed that the Po-210 activity in TSS was much higher than that of water and sediment...

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Main Authors: Lubna A., Nik Azlin N. A., Afiza Suriani S, Mohamed, C.A.R
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Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling ukm-25372016-12-14T06:31:54Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/ A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area Lubna A., Nik Azlin N. A., Afiza Suriani S, Mohamed, C.A.R, The distribution of a natural radionuclide (Po-210) in seawater, total suspended solid (TSS), sediment and marine organisms was quantified using alpha spectrometry at the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia. It was observed that the Po-210 activity in TSS was much higher than that of water and sediment samples. The ranges of Po-210 activity in organism samples were 4.12±0.11 Bqkg-1 to 7.49±0.14 Bqkg-1 (Arius maculatus), 8.66±0.28 Bqkg-1 to 44.47±0.83 Bqkg-1 (Penaeus merguiensis), 55.59±1.07 Bqkg-1 to 161.68±4.21 Bqkg-1 (Anadara granosa) and 45.70±1.77 Bqkg-1 to 96.44±2.19 Bqkg-1 (Perna viridis). There are significant correlations between the total weight and Po-210 concentration for all the organisms sampled. The concentration factors of Po-210 for the organisms calculated were 1851.42 (Arius maculatus), 14296.58 (Penaeus merguiensis), 95314.84 (Anadara granosa) and 27128.18 (Perna viridis). Therefore, it can be assumed that mollusks can contribute a higher radiation to seafood consumers in the coastal area of Kapar 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/1/1.pdf Lubna A., and Nik Azlin N. A., and Afiza Suriani S, and Mohamed, C.A.R, (2011) A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area. Journal of Tropical Marine Ecosystem, 1 . pp. 1-8. http://www.ukm.my/jtme/index.php
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description The distribution of a natural radionuclide (Po-210) in seawater, total suspended solid (TSS), sediment and marine organisms was quantified using alpha spectrometry at the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia. It was observed that the Po-210 activity in TSS was much higher than that of water and sediment samples. The ranges of Po-210 activity in organism samples were 4.12±0.11 Bqkg-1 to 7.49±0.14 Bqkg-1 (Arius maculatus), 8.66±0.28 Bqkg-1 to 44.47±0.83 Bqkg-1 (Penaeus merguiensis), 55.59±1.07 Bqkg-1 to 161.68±4.21 Bqkg-1 (Anadara granosa) and 45.70±1.77 Bqkg-1 to 96.44±2.19 Bqkg-1 (Perna viridis). There are significant correlations between the total weight and Po-210 concentration for all the organisms sampled. The concentration factors of Po-210 for the organisms calculated were 1851.42 (Arius maculatus), 14296.58 (Penaeus merguiensis), 95314.84 (Anadara granosa) and 27128.18 (Perna viridis). Therefore, it can be assumed that mollusks can contribute a higher radiation to seafood consumers in the coastal area of Kapar
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author Lubna A.,
Nik Azlin N. A.,
Afiza Suriani S,
Mohamed, C.A.R,
spellingShingle Lubna A.,
Nik Azlin N. A.,
Afiza Suriani S,
Mohamed, C.A.R,
A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area
author_facet Lubna A.,
Nik Azlin N. A.,
Afiza Suriani S,
Mohamed, C.A.R,
author_sort Lubna A.,
title A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area
title_short A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area
title_full A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area
title_fullStr A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area
title_full_unstemmed A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area
title_sort study on the activity concentration of po-210 in the marine environment of the kapar coastal area
publishDate 2011
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/1/1.pdf
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