Radioactivity levels in fish, shellfish, algae and seagrass collected from the Eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey, 1992

The levels of cesium radionuclides in mosses collected from akçaabat, maçka and sürmene in the eastern black sea region of Turkey, 1997

“…In our previous studies the Chernobyl-derived radiocesium levels were investigated in fish, shellfish, algae, seagrass and lichen samples [4,5]. Comparison of our study with those of our previous studies showed that the radiocesium levels in moss samples were found to be much higher than that of fish, shellfish, algae and seagrass.…”

“…Also, the Cs-137 concentrations in some Downloaded by [University of California Santa Cruz] at 00:02 17 November 2014 moss species such as Anomodon viticulosus, Racomitrium lanuginosum and Leucobryum glaucum were much higher than those of 11 lichen species. For example, the concentrations of Cs-137 in Trachurus mediterraneus and Engraulis encrasicholus ponticus offish, Rapana thomasiana of shellfish, Ulva lactuca of green algae, Cystoceria barbata of brown algae, Zostera marina ofseagrasswere5,13,9,19,7and21 Bq/kg dry weight respectively in 1992 [4]. In addition, the Cs-137 levels in numerous lichen samples ranged between 279-3937 Bq/kg dry weight in 1994 [5].…”

“…In previous studies the Chernobyl-derived radiocesium levels were determined in hazelnut and tea products [1][2][3], fish, shellfish, algae, seagrass [4] and lichens [5,6] collected from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey.…”