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Radionuclide uptake by trees at a radwaste pond in Washington State (1986)

Auteur	Landeen, Mitchell
Datum	juni 1986
Classificatie	6.01.3.90/07 (VEILIGHEID - CENTRALES - BRONTERM)
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Radiocesium Concentrations in Two Populations of Feral Hogs

Introduction

WHITE-TAILED deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from the coastal plain region have 
been shown to have higher 137Cs concentrations than those from the piedmont 
and mountain physiographic regions (Je68; Je71). Feral hogs (Sus scrofa), 
commonly found in the same coastal plain habitats, may have a potential for 
exhibiting even higher body burdens of 137Cs because of their omnivorous 
feeding habits (Sw70; Ro77). They can acquire radiocesium not only from upland 
vegetation but also from rooting in wetland habitats. Feral hogs are regularly 
harvested and consumed by hunters throughout their range, and thus may serve 
as possible vectors for 137Cs to the food web of man.
The objective of this study was to determine 137Cs summer and winter whole-
body burdens, and the concentrations of this isotope in various tissues and 
organs of feral hogs from two locations.

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