The transfer of 137Cs and heavy metals to tissues within the organs of snails
Baigazinov Z. Lukashenko S. Silybayeva B. Zharykbasova K. Bukabayeva Z. Muhamediarov N. Kantbayeva B. Kozhakhmetova B. Ganbaatar T. Toth-Bodrogi E. Hegedus M. Kovacs T.
December 2023Nature Research
Scientific Reports
2023#13Issue 1
This paper describes the dynamics of 137Cs accumulation and its concentration ratio as well as that of some stable elements in the body, shell, gastrointestinal tract and albumin gland of a particular species of snail (terrestrial gastropod), namely the Giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica), after the long-term ingestion of contaminated forage and/or soil. The activity concentration of 137Cs in the their bodies increased over the first 40 days of the experiment, after which the increase in the activity of this radionuclide significantly reduced. The distribution of 137Cs in the body of a snail decreases as follows: gastrointestinal tract ˃ body = albumin gland ˃ shell. It was found that the contribution of soil towards the contamination of their bodies by 137Cs is far less than that of forage. Although the biological availability of Pb and U in forage is one order of magnitude higher than in soil, the main contribution to the contamination of snails originates from soil.
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Alikhan Bokeikhan University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Institute of Radiochemistry and Radioecology, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
All-Russian Scientific Institute of Radiology and Agroecology, Obninsk, Russian Federation
Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology, NNC RK, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Alikhan Bokeikhan University
Institute of Radiochemistry and Radioecology
All-Russian Scientific Institute of Radiology and Agroecology
Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology
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