Whole-body to tissue concentration ratios for use in biota dose assessments for animals

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dc.contributor.authorYankovich, TLen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBeresford, NAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWood, MDen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAono, Ten_AU
dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBarnett, CLen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBrown, JEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFesenko, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFesenko, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHosseini, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHoward, BJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorJohansen, MPen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPhaneuf, MMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorTagami, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorTakata, Hen_AU
dc.contributor.authorTwining, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorUchida, Sen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-21T23:52:30Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-11-21T23:52:30Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2010-11en_AU
dc.date.statistics2010-11en_AU
dc.descriptionThis paper is based on a presentation made at the second meeting of the Wildlife Transfer Coefficient Handbook Working Group of the IAEA EMRAS II programme (held at the IAEA, Vienna, 22–24 July 2009).en_AU
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental monitoring programs often measure contaminant concentrations in animal tissues consumed by humans (e.g., muscle). By comparison, demonstration of the protection of biota from the potential effects of radionuclides involves a comparison of whole-body doses to radiological dose benchmarks. Consequently, methods for deriving whole-body concentration ratios based on tissue-specific data are required to make best use of the available information. This paper provides a series of look-up tables with whole-body:tissue-specific concentration ratios for non-human biota. Focus was placed on relatively broad animal categories (including molluscs, crustaceans, freshwater fishes, marine fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) and commonly measured tissues (specifically, bone, muscle, liver and kidney). Depending upon organism, whole-body to tissue concentration ratios were derived for between 12 and 47 elements. The whole-body to tissue concentration ratios can be used to estimate whole-body concentrations from tissue-specific measurements. However, we recommend that any given whole-body to tissue concentration ratio should not be used if the value falls between 0.75 and 1.5. Instead, a value of one should be assumed. © 2010, Springer.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationYankovich, T. L., Beresford, N. A., Wood, M. D., Aono, T., Andersson, P., Barnett, C. L., Brown, J. E., Fesenko, S., Fesenlo, J., Hosseini, A., Howard, B. J., Johansen, M. P., Phaneuf, M. M., Tagami, K., Takata, H., Twining, J. R., & Uchida, S. (2010). Whole-body to tissue concentration ratios for use in biota dose assessments for animals. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 49(4), 549-565. doi:10.1007/s00411-010-0323-zen_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc3058en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0301-634Xen_AU
dc.identifier.issue4en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleRadiation and Environmental Biophysicsen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination549-565en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00411-010-0323-zen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2861en_AU
dc.identifier.volume49en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSpringeren_AU
dc.subjectAnimal tissuesen_AU
dc.subjectWhole-body countersen_AU
dc.subjectConsumption ratesen_AU
dc.subjectContaminationen_AU
dc.subjectConcentration ratioen_AU
dc.subjectRadioisotopesen_AU
dc.titleWhole-body to tissue concentration ratios for use in biota dose assessments for animalsen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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