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dc.contributor.authorCuvin-Aralar, Maria Lourdes A.
dc.contributor.authorUmaly, Ruben C.
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-24T07:06:08Z
dc.date.available2013-01-24T07:06:08Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.identifier.citationCuvin-Aralar, M. L. A., & Umaly, R. C. (1991). Accumulation and tissue distribution of radioiodine (131I) from algal phytoplankton by the freshwater clam Corbicula manilensis. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 47(6), 896–903.en
dc.identifier.issn0007-4861
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10862/1332
dc.description.abstractRadioactive wastes discharged from establishments involved in the use of radioisotopes such as nuclear powered industries, tracer research and nuclear medicine are a potential public health hazard. Such wastes contain radionuclides, particularly Iodine-131 (131I), produced in fission with a yield of about 3%. It is a beta emitter (Bmax = 0.61MeV); it also emits gamma photons. It has a short half-life (8.04 d) (Dutton 1975), hence it is difficult to detect unless accumulated by indicator organisms. Radionuclides in waste waters are known to be taken up by molluscs such as mussels (Van der Borght and Van Puymbroeck 1970; Fowler et al. 1975; Hetherington et al. 1976; Helt et al. 1980; and Sombrito et al. 1982), oyster (Romeril 1971; Cranmore and Harrison 1975) and clams (Cuvin and Umaly 1988). This study aims to determine the uptake of 131I from algal phytoplankton (Choroococcus dispersus) fed to the freshwater clam Corbicula manillensis as well as the organ/tissue distribution. The results will be compared with our previous study on 131I uptake from water by the same clams (Cuvin and Umaly 1988).en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagen
dc.subjectCorbicula manilensisen
dc.subjectclamsen
dc.titleAccumulation and tissue distribution of radioiodine (131I) from algal phytoplankton by the freshwater clam Corbicula manilensisen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.citation.volume47
dc.citation.issue6
dc.citation.spage896
dc.citation.epage903
dc.citation.journalTitleBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicologyen
dc.subject.asfabioaccumulationen
dc.subject.asfatissueen
dc.subject.asfaradioisotopesen
dc.subject.asfaphytoplanktonen
dc.subject.asfaiodine isotopesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF01689521
dc.subject.scientificNameChroococcus dispersusen


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