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210Po and 210Pb in fish from northern Aegean Sea and radiation dose to fish consumers

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This paper presents the activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb in 15 different commercial fish species collected around Gökçeada Island (northern Aegean Sea) in 2016. The distribution of 210Po and 210Pb was investigated in fish tissues and significant differences (P < 0.05) in radionuclide concentrations were noted between muscle, gills, and liver in each species. 210Po activity concentrations in tissues were systematically higher than those of 210Pb and the average values of 210Po/210Pb concentration ratios were calculated at 6.6 ± 1.5, 8.4 ± 3.2, and 10.2 ± 1.6 in muscle, gills, and liver, respectively. The annual effective dose to consumers through 210Po ingestion with fish filet averaged 62 µSv year−1 (range 5.5–160 µSv year−1). This effective dose is in the range of natural radiation doses reported worldwide for humans through ingestion of sea food.

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The research was funded by Istanbul University with the Project Number 25157.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, 34134, Istanbul, Turkey

    Önder Kılıç, Murat Belivermiş & Narin Sezer

  2. Gökçeada Marine Research Department, Istanbul University, 17100, Çanakkale, Turkey

    Onur Gönülal

  3. Laboratório de Protecção e Segurança Radiológica, Instituto Superior Técnico, Estrada Nacional 10, km 139,7, 2695-066, Bobadela LRS, Portugal

    Fernando P. Carvalho

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Kılıç, Ö., Belivermiş, M., Gönülal, O. et al. 210Po and 210Pb in fish from northern Aegean Sea and radiation dose to fish consumers. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 318, 1189–1199 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6216-3

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