Frequency distributions of 137Cs in fish and mammal populations

Taras K. Oleksyk; Sergiy P. Gashchak; Travis C. Glenn; Charles H. Jagoe; John D. Peles; James R. Purdue; Olga V. Tsyusko; Olexandr O. Zalissky; Michael H. Smith

doi:10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00114-X

Frequency distributions of ¹³⁷Cs in fish and mammal populations

Taras K. Oleksyk, Sergiy P. Gashchak, Travis C. Glenn, Charles H. Jagoe, John D. Peles, James R. Purdue, Olga V. Tsyusko, Olexandr O. Zalissky, Michael H. Smith

Penn State Greater Allegheny

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Abstract

We collected fish and mammals in several radioactively contaminated locations in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone and analyzed them for ¹³⁷Cs content. Frequency distributions were built for populations of channel catfish, yellow-necked mice and bank voles. We combined our data with similar data from several other studies to demonstrate the relationship between the standard deviations and means of ¹³⁷Cs of fish and mammal populations. The frequency distributions of ¹³⁷Cs in populations of fish and mammals are not normal, as indicated by the strong relationship between standard deviation and mean. Distributions for mammals are more skewed than those for fish. Fish and mammals probably use their environments in fundamentally different ways. The highest concentrations and thus greatest risks are therefore confined to relatively few individuals in each population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	55-74
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Volume	61
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00114-X
State	Published - 2002

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Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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