Activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb in fish and mussels in İzmir, Turkey, and the related health risk assessment (dose assessment and pesticide levels) to the consumers
Articles > Article · 2020
Authors: Muazzez Kul, Aysun UĞUR GÖRGÜN, Isik Filizok
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2020, vol 192, pp 553-553
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08486-w
Summary
The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides (Po-210 and(210)Pb) and residual pesticide levels were determined from the fish (red mullet, common sole, anchovy, horse mackerel, gray mullet, and sardine) and mussel samples collected in Izmir Bay seasonally from October 2012 and July 2013. The(210)Po and(210)Pb concentrations varied between 5.7 +/- 4.0 Bq kg(-1)dry weight (dw) to 353.7 +/- 45.0 Bq kg(-1)(dw) and 0.7 +/- 0.2 Bq kg(-1)(dw) to 4.3 +/- 0.8 Bq kg(-1)(dw), respectively. From a public health point of view, the fish and mussel collected from the Izmir Bay are not harmful to consumers.