Levels of Po-210 in some commercial fish species consumed in the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey and the related dose assessment to the coastal population

Abstract

Concentrations of Po-210 were determined in the edible muscle tissue of five species of marine fish: Sardine (Sardine plichardus) and Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), Red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachunis) and Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata) collected from five stations in the Aegean Sea Region of Turkey during the fishery season 2010. The Po-210 concentrations in the fish samples were found to vary from not detected levels to 389 +/- 45 Bq kg(-1) dry wt. These variations in Po-210 content in different species are probably due to differences in metabolism and feeding patterns. The highest levels for Po-210 were observed in Anchovy (E. encrasicolus) species. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.