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dc.contributor.authorCuvin, Ma. Lourdes A.
dc.contributor.authorUmaly, Ruben C.
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-09T06:29:09Z
dc.date.available2012-11-09T06:29:09Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.identifier.citationCuvin, M. L. A., & Umaly, R. C. (1988). Uptake and elimination of iodine-131 by the freshwater clam Corbicula manilensis Philippi from water. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, 40(3), 141–158.en
dc.identifier.issn0028-0682
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10862/1246
dc.description.abstractWhole body uptake of Iodine-131 by the freshwater clam, Corbicula manilensis, from contaminated water was followed using NaI scintillation counter. The bioaccumulation factor (BF) exclusive of shell was 5.44. The degree of bioaccumulation of I-131 by the different tissues is as follows: visceral remains > gills > gut > gonads > mantle > muscle > foot. The specific activities of the different tissues corresponded with their BF values. The relative distribution of I-131 in the different tissues was generally proportional to the weight ratio of each tissue. Elimination studies gave the effective half-life, \(T^{e}_{0.5}\), of 4.5 days. Estimation of \(T_{0.5}^{e}\) in the different tissues gave the following values: 12 d (mantle), 3.9 d (gonad and muscle), 3.6 d (gut), 3.4 d (gills), 2.4 d (foot) and 1.9 d (visceral remains).en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCollege of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippinesen
dc.subjectPhilippinesen
dc.subjectclamsen
dc.subjectFreshwater clamen
dc.subjectIodine-131en
dc.titleUptake and elimination of iodine-131 by the freshwater clam Corbicula manilensis Philippi from wateren
dc.typeArticleen
dc.citation.volume40
dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.spage141
dc.citation.epage158
dc.citation.journalTitleNatural and Applied Science Bulletinen
dc.subject.asfaaquatic molluscsen
dc.subject.asfaradioisotopesen
dc.subject.asfabioaccumulationen
dc.subject.asfaiodineen
dc.subject.scientificNameCorbicula manilensisen


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