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Determination of 210Po in hair of domestic animals from Poland and Norway

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The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of hair to monitor the body content level of polonium activity, the utility of animals hair as a non-invasive indicator of exposure for natural 210Po. Among Polish dogs the highest 210Po concentrations were measured in 2 years old Shih Tzu and Bichon Maltese, small longhair males. Among Norwegian, 210Po concentrations were much higher and its highest values were measured in hair collected from 1 year old Greenland Dog and 3 years old Alaskan Malamute, also males. Mainly dogs’ gender and diet influenced the values of 210Po concentrations in analyzed samples.

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The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education for the financial support of this work under Grant: DS/530-8630-D505-15.

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  1. Environmental Chemistry and Radiochemistry Chair, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland

    D. I. Strumińska-Parulska, K. Szymańska & B. Skwarzec

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Strumińska-Parulska, D.I., Szymańska, K. & Skwarzec, B. Determination of 210Po in hair of domestic animals from Poland and Norway. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 306, 71–78 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4062-0

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