Assessment of Committed Effective Dose Due to Consumption of Red Sea Coral Reef Fishes Collected from the Local Market (Sudan)

An assessment of Committed Effective Dose (CED) due to consumption of Red Sea fish containing super(210)Po and super(137)Cs for 23 different marine fish samples collected from the local market at Port Sudan was performed. The activity concentration of Cs-137 in samples was measured directly using ga...

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Published in:Soil & tillage research 2008-04, Vol.393 (2), p.214-214
Main Authors: Hassona, Rifaat K, Sam, A K, Osman, OI, Sirelkhatim, DA, LaRosa, J
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Language:English
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Summary:An assessment of Committed Effective Dose (CED) due to consumption of Red Sea fish containing super(210)Po and super(137)Cs for 23 different marine fish samples collected from the local market at Port Sudan was performed. The activity concentration of Cs-137 in samples was measured directly using gamma spectrometry systems equipped with coaxial N-type high-purity germanium detectors. The highest value of super(210)Po concentration was observed in Scomberomorus commersoni. The data from equatorial regions were generally higher than the mean levels of polonium encountered in different species of fish from colder, northern European waters. Among the categories, slight differences in Po-210 and Cs-137 activity concentration uptake according to feeding habits seemed to be noticeable. The CED to the population from the consumption of marine fish was negligible.
ISSN:0167-1987