A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area
The distribution of a natural radionuclide (Po-210) in seawater, total suspended solid (TSS), sediment and marine organisms was quantified using alpha spectrometry at the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia. It was observed that the Po-210 activity in TSS was much higher than that of water and sediment...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2011
|
| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/1/1.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848809896681668608 |
|---|---|
| author | Lubna A., Nik Azlin N. A., Afiza Suriani S, Mohamed, C.A.R, |
| author_facet | Lubna A., Nik Azlin N. A., Afiza Suriani S, Mohamed, C.A.R, |
| author_sort | Lubna A., |
| building | UKM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | The distribution of a natural radionuclide (Po-210) in seawater, total suspended solid (TSS), sediment and marine organisms was quantified using alpha spectrometry at the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia. It was observed that the Po-210 activity in TSS was much higher than that of water and sediment samples. The ranges of Po-210 activity in organism samples were 4.12±0.11 Bqkg-1 to 7.49±0.14 Bqkg-1 (Arius maculatus), 8.66±0.28 Bqkg-1 to 44.47±0.83 Bqkg-1 (Penaeus merguiensis), 55.59±1.07 Bqkg-1 to 161.68±4.21 Bqkg-1 (Anadara granosa) and 45.70±1.77 Bqkg-1 to 96.44±2.19 Bqkg-1 (Perna viridis). There are significant correlations between the total weight and Po-210 concentration for all the organisms sampled. The concentration factors of Po-210 for the organisms calculated were 1851.42 (Arius maculatus), 14296.58 (Penaeus merguiensis), 95314.84 (Anadara granosa) and 27128.18 (Perna viridis). Therefore, it can be assumed that mollusks can contribute a higher radiation to seafood consumers in the coastal area of Kapar |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T23:21:54Z |
| format | Article |
| id | oai:generic.eprints.org:2537 |
| institution | Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T23:21:54Z |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:25372016-12-14T06:31:54Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/ A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area Lubna A., Nik Azlin N. A., Afiza Suriani S, Mohamed, C.A.R, The distribution of a natural radionuclide (Po-210) in seawater, total suspended solid (TSS), sediment and marine organisms was quantified using alpha spectrometry at the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia. It was observed that the Po-210 activity in TSS was much higher than that of water and sediment samples. The ranges of Po-210 activity in organism samples were 4.12±0.11 Bqkg-1 to 7.49±0.14 Bqkg-1 (Arius maculatus), 8.66±0.28 Bqkg-1 to 44.47±0.83 Bqkg-1 (Penaeus merguiensis), 55.59±1.07 Bqkg-1 to 161.68±4.21 Bqkg-1 (Anadara granosa) and 45.70±1.77 Bqkg-1 to 96.44±2.19 Bqkg-1 (Perna viridis). There are significant correlations between the total weight and Po-210 concentration for all the organisms sampled. The concentration factors of Po-210 for the organisms calculated were 1851.42 (Arius maculatus), 14296.58 (Penaeus merguiensis), 95314.84 (Anadara granosa) and 27128.18 (Perna viridis). Therefore, it can be assumed that mollusks can contribute a higher radiation to seafood consumers in the coastal area of Kapar 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/1/1.pdf Lubna A., and Nik Azlin N. A., and Afiza Suriani S, and Mohamed, C.A.R, (2011) A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area. Journal of Tropical Marine Ecosystem, 1 . pp. 1-8. http://www.ukm.my/jtme/index.php |
| spellingShingle | Lubna A., Nik Azlin N. A., Afiza Suriani S, Mohamed, C.A.R, A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment of the Kapar coastal area |
| title | A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment
of the Kapar coastal area |
| title_full | A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment
of the Kapar coastal area |
| title_fullStr | A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment
of the Kapar coastal area |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment
of the Kapar coastal area |
| title_short | A study on the activity concentration of Po-210 in the marine environment
of the Kapar coastal area |
| title_sort | study on the activity concentration of po-210 in the marine environment
of the kapar coastal area |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2537/1/1.pdf |