Strontium-90 in Canada goose eggshells: Non-fatal monitoring for contamination in wildlife

Strontium-90 as measured in eggshells taken form newly hatched eggs in 42 Canada goose nests. Higher-than-background levels were present in eggshells from only a few nests. The origin of the enhanced strontium-90 levels appears to be Hanford Site facilities. However, the amounts measured are too low...

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Main Authors: Rickard, W.H., Eberhardt, L.E. )
Language:unknown
Published: 2021
Subjects:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
EGGS
CONTAMINATION
HANFORD RESERVATION
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
FALLOUT
GEESE
SHELLS
STRONTIUM 90
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIRDS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EXPLOSIONS
FOWL
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEI
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Canada
Canada Goose
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5366431
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5366431
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Summary:Strontium-90 as measured in eggshells taken form newly hatched eggs in 42 Canada goose nests. Higher-than-background levels were present in eggshells from only a few nests. The origin of the enhanced strontium-90 levels appears to be Hanford Site facilities. However, the amounts measured are too low to expect to see any deleterious health or reproductive effects on the goose population. Eggshells provide an efficient way to obtain biological samples for environmental monitoring without inducing goose mortality. 10 refs., 2 figs.

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