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Experimental study of 110mAg transfer from sediment to biota in a simplified freshwater ecosystem

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Radioecological field studies show that most of the 110mAg in contaminated freshwater ecosystems occurs in the sediment, which therefore represents a potential source of radioactive pollution. Laboratory experiments were carried out to quantify 110mAg uptake and retention by three species of bottom-dwelling organisms, a limicolous midge larva (Chironomus luridus), a benthic crustacea (Gammarus pulex) and an omnivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio), and to assess the potential incorporation of this radionuclide in freshwater food webs. The rate of contamination of each organism was described using a two-compartment model. Concentration factors (110mAg in organism: 110mAg in water) reached a maximum (1100 ww) in 30 and 60 d respectively for gammarid and midge larva. The concentration factor for Cyprinus carpio increased as a function of time to reach a maximum value of 106 after 180 d. 110mAg uptake from the sediment suggests a real possibility of direct transfer from this compartment to the three organisms. The maximum value of the transfer factor (110mAg in organism: 110mAg in sediment) was about 1.9, 0.17 and 0.022, for gammarid, midge larva and carp, respectively. The ingestion of contaminated gammarids and midge larvae by carp results in a 110mAg accumulation corresponding to a trophic transfer factor (110mAg in predator: 110mAg in prey) of 0.023 and 0.135, respectively. Comparison of the different factors that influence the 110mAg transfer suggests that water is the most important contamination vector. However, taking into account their 110mAg concentration, prey and sediment can lead to a greater level of contamination in consumer organisms than uptake from water.

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Garnier-Laplace, J., Baudin, J.P., Foulquier, L. (1992). Experimental study of 110mAg transfer from sediment to biota in a simplified freshwater ecosystem. In: Hart, B.T., Sly, P.G. (eds) Sediment/Water Interactions. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 75. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2783-7_34

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