Determination of U and Th in soil and plants obtained from a high natural radiation area in China using ICP-MS and γ-counting

Yukawa, Masae; Watanabe, Yoshito; Nishimura, Y.; Guo, Yugao; Yongru, Z.; Lu, Hai; Zhang, W.; Wei, Luxin; Zhou, Tao

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“…Existing radio‐environmental surveillance systems can be classified into physical and biological monitoring systems. The physical monitoring system includes food (Shiraishi and Yamamoto 1996), assessment of radiation concentration in soil and water (Tagami and Uchiyama 1996), and the assessment of radioactive materials accumulated in trees and other plants (Yukawa et al 1999). On the other hand, Clethrionomys glareolus (Wickliffe et al 2002), Microtus pennsylvanicus (Mihok 2004), M. agrestis, Apodemus sylvaticus, A. flavicollis (Abramsson‐Zetterberg et al 1997), and Sorex araneus (Tsiperson and Soloviev 1997) were reported to be effective biological indicators of environmental radiation after the Chernobyl incident (Hillis 1996).…”

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Potential of dark‐striped field mice, Apodemus agrarius coreae, for use as a biological radiation dosimeter for human environments

Kim

Nishimura²,

Kim

2006

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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This study examined the possibility of using striped field mice as a biological dosimeter or indicator for surveillance of the ecological effects of boundary radiation emitted by nuclear power plants. For this study, the external morphological characteristics and isoenzymic electrophoretypes of Korean domestic dark-striped field mice were studied after they were captured, controlled for reproduction, and their exact species were identified. In terms of morphological external characteristics, the dark-brown coat, dark back stripe, head-to-tail length, tail length, and ear length matched the taxonomical characteristics of dark-striped field mice. In terms of isoenzymic electrophoretypes, the analyses on l-lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, and malate dehydrogenase revealed that one species of dark-striped field mice, called Apodemus agrarius coreae, was scattered throughout a wide range of habitats. On the other hand, after irradiating the A. a. coreae (0, 0.5, 1, 3, 5, and 7 gray [Gy]) to analyze their survival rate and frequency of micronuclei in peripheral polychromatic erythrocytes, their LD50/30 was approximately 5 Gy. Also, the mice that contained 1 or 3 Gy gained weight compared with those that contained 0.5 Gy. Moreover, those with 0.5 Gy and higher showed an increase in white blood cells and platelets as well as in sodium and creatinine. However, decreased concentrations of alkaline phosphatase, alanine animotransferase, calcium, phosphorus, and globulin were observed in the A. a. coreae after irradiation. The results of the study reveal that wild A. a. coreae mice have high potential as a biological monitoring system to determine radiation effects in human environments such as those within the vicinity of nuclear power plants.

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Potential of dark‐striped field mice, Apodemus agrarius coreae, for use as a biological radiation dosimeter for human environments

Kim

Nishimura²,

Kim

2006

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“…Existing radio-environmental surveillance systems can be classified into physical and biological monitoring systems. The physical monitoring system includes food (Shiraishi and Yamamoto 1996), assessment of radiation concentration in soil and water (Tagami and Uchiyama 1996), and the assessment of radioactive materials accumulated in trees and other plants (Yukawa et al 1999). On the other hand, Clethrionomys glareolus (Wickliffe et al 2002), Microtus pennsylvanicus (Mihok 2004), M. agrestis, Apodemus sylvaticus, A. flavicollis (Abramsson-Zetterberg et al 1997), and Sorex araneus (Tsiperson and Soloviev 1997) were reported to be effective biological indicators of environmental radiation after the Chernobyl incident (Hillis 1996).…”

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Potential of Dark-Striped Field Mice, Apodemus agrarius coreae, for Use as a Biological Radiation Dosimeter for Human Environments

Kim¹,

Nishimura²,

Kim³

2006

Integr Environ Assess Manag

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This study examined the possibility of using striped field mice as a biological dosimeter or indicator for surveillance of the ecological effects of boundary radiation emitted by nuclear power plants. For this study, the external morphological characteristics and isoenzymic electrophoretypes of Korean domestic dark-striped field mice were studied after they were captured, controlled for reproduction, and their exact species were identified. In terms of morphological external characteristics, the dark-brown coat, dark back stripe, head-to-tail length, tail length, and ear length matched the taxonomical characteristics of dark-striped field mice. In terms of isoenzymic electrophoretypes, the analyses on I-lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, and malate dehydrogenase revealed that one species of dark-striped field mice, called Apodemus agrarius coreae, was scattered throughout a wide range of habitats. On the other hand, after irradiating the A. a. coreae (0, 0.5, 1, 3, 5, and 7 gray [Gy]) to analyze their survival rate and frequency of micronuclei in peripheral polychromatic erythrocytes, their LD50/30 was approximately 5 Gy. Also, the mice that contained 1 or 3 Gy gained weight compared with those that contained 0.5 Gy. Moreover, those with 0.5 Gy and higher showed an increase in white blood cells and platelets as well as in sodium and creatinine. However, decreased concentrations of alkaline phosphatase, alanine animotransferase, calcium, phosphorus, and globulin were observed in the A. a. coreae after irradiation. The results of the study reveal that wild A. a. coreae mice have high potential as a biological monitoring system to determine radiation effects in human environments such as those within the vicinity of nuclear power plants.

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Determination of U and Th in soil and plants obtained from a high natural radiation area in China using ICP-MS and γ-counting

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Potential of dark‐striped field mice, Apodemus agrarius coreae, for use as a biological radiation dosimeter for human environments

Potential of dark‐striped field mice, Apodemus agrarius coreae, for use as a biological radiation dosimeter for human environments

Potential of Dark-Striped Field Mice, Apodemus agrarius coreae, for Use as a Biological Radiation Dosimeter for Human Environments

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