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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 5003-5012 |
| Seitenumfang | 10 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Jahrgang | 331 |
| Ausgabenummer | 12 |
| Frühes Online-Datum | 23 Sept. 2022 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Dez. 2022 |
Abstract
Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are notorious for accumulating high contamination levels of 137Cs in their meat. Publicly available data of 137Cs contamination levels in wild boars from 2011 to 2019 were used to determine some radioecological characteristics in Germany (affected by Chernobyl-fallout, 1986) and Japan (affected Fukushima, 2011). The effective half-life of 137Cs in wild boar meat was much longer in Germany (7.3 y) than in Japan (2.6 y), respectively. Wild boars in Germany thus show much more persistent contamination levels than other game or forest animals. This unusual behavior has been termed “wild boar paradox.” In German wild boars, the data sets reveal a distinct geographical and seasonal dependence with higher activity concentrations in winter than in summer. In Japan, contamination levels only exhibit a distinct decline behavior.
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- Analytische Chemie
- Energie (insg.)
- Kernenergie und Kernkraftwerkstechnik
- Medizin (insg.)
- Radiologie, Nuklearmedizin und Bildgebung
- Umweltwissenschaften (insg.)
- Umweltverschmutzung
- Chemie (insg.)
- Spektroskopie
- Medizin (insg.)
- Öffentliche Gesundheit, Umwelt- und Arbeitsmedizin
- Umweltwissenschaften (insg.)
- Gesundheit, Toxikologie und Mutagenese
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in: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Jahrgang 331, Nr. 12, 12.2022, S. 5003-5012.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Exemplifying the “wild boar paradox”
T2 - dynamics of cesium-137 contaminations in wild boars in Germany and Japan
AU - Berendes, Ole
AU - Steinhauser, Georg
N1 - Funding Information: We thank Martin Steiner for providing access to the data set from Germany and for interesting and helpful discussions. We thank Bayerische Akademie für Jagd und Natur for their generous support of our wild-boar-related work.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are notorious for accumulating high contamination levels of 137Cs in their meat. Publicly available data of 137Cs contamination levels in wild boars from 2011 to 2019 were used to determine some radioecological characteristics in Germany (affected by Chernobyl-fallout, 1986) and Japan (affected Fukushima, 2011). The effective half-life of 137Cs in wild boar meat was much longer in Germany (7.3 y) than in Japan (2.6 y), respectively. Wild boars in Germany thus show much more persistent contamination levels than other game or forest animals. This unusual behavior has been termed “wild boar paradox.” In German wild boars, the data sets reveal a distinct geographical and seasonal dependence with higher activity concentrations in winter than in summer. In Japan, contamination levels only exhibit a distinct decline behavior.
AB - Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are notorious for accumulating high contamination levels of 137Cs in their meat. Publicly available data of 137Cs contamination levels in wild boars from 2011 to 2019 were used to determine some radioecological characteristics in Germany (affected by Chernobyl-fallout, 1986) and Japan (affected Fukushima, 2011). The effective half-life of 137Cs in wild boar meat was much longer in Germany (7.3 y) than in Japan (2.6 y), respectively. Wild boars in Germany thus show much more persistent contamination levels than other game or forest animals. This unusual behavior has been termed “wild boar paradox.” In German wild boars, the data sets reveal a distinct geographical and seasonal dependence with higher activity concentrations in winter than in summer. In Japan, contamination levels only exhibit a distinct decline behavior.
KW - 137Cs
KW - Chernobyl
KW - Ecological half-life
KW - Food
KW - Fukushima
KW - Game meat
KW - Radiation protection
KW - Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
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U2 - 10.1007/s10967-022-08528-2
DO - 10.1007/s10967-022-08528-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138739353
VL - 331
SP - 5003
EP - 5012
JO - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
JF - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
SN - 0236-5731
IS - 12
ER -