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Geotrupine beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) as bio-monitors of man-made radioactivity

Geotrupine beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) as bio-monitors of man-made radioactivity
Geotrupine beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) as bio-monitors of man-made radioactivity
Adults of the geotrupine beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae), a common European forest insect species, were used in the role of bio-monitors for mainly man-made radionuclides in a forest environment. Activities of 137Cs, 40K, 238Pu, 239+240Pu, 90Sr and 241Am were studied. Samples originated from four areas in Poland, two from the north-east and two from the south of the country. The north-eastern areas were previously recognized as the places where hot particle fallout from Chernobyl took place. Results confirmed the differences in the activities between north-eastern and southern locations. Significant correlations were found between activities of 40K and 137Cs, and between activities of plutonium and americium isotopes. An additional study of the concentration of radionuclides within the bodies of beetles showed a general pattern of distribution of radioisotopes in the insect body.
1464-0325
296-301
Mietelski, J.W.
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Szwałko, P.
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Tomankiewicz, Ewa
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Gaca, P.
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Grabowska, S.
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Mietelski, J.W.
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Szwałko, P.
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Tomankiewicz, Ewa
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Mietelski, J.W., Szwałko, P., Tomankiewicz, Ewa, Gaca, P. and Grabowska, S. (2003) Geotrupine beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) as bio-monitors of man-made radioactivity. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 5 (2), 296-301. (doi:10.1039/b212592g).

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Adults of the geotrupine beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae), a common European forest insect species, were used in the role of bio-monitors for mainly man-made radionuclides in a forest environment. Activities of 137Cs, 40K, 238Pu, 239+240Pu, 90Sr and 241Am were studied. Samples originated from four areas in Poland, two from the north-east and two from the south of the country. The north-eastern areas were previously recognized as the places where hot particle fallout from Chernobyl took place. Results confirmed the differences in the activities between north-eastern and southern locations. Significant correlations were found between activities of 40K and 137Cs, and between activities of plutonium and americium isotopes. An additional study of the concentration of radionuclides within the bodies of beetles showed a general pattern of distribution of radioisotopes in the insect body.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 February 2003
Published date: 20 February 2003
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Local EPrints ID: 454089
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/454089
ISSN: 1464-0325
PURE UUID: 29798fa8-046d-4e2d-a14b-05fb20cfee2c

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Author: J.W. Mietelski
Author: P. Szwałko
Author: Ewa Tomankiewicz
Author: P. Gaca
Author: S. Grabowska

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