Hexacyanoferrates and bentonite as binders of radiocaesium for reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Hove, Knut, Staaland, Hans, Pedersen, Øyvind
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1991
• Subjects: radiocaesium; reindeer; caesium-binder; prussian blue; hexacyanoferrates; bentonite; environment; fallout; Urin; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/959; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.11.2.959

The effects of varying doses of caesium binders (Bentonite and several forms of iron-hexacyanoferrates) on radiocaesium accumulation in red blood cells and on radiocaesium transfer to urine and faeces were studied in feeding experiments with reindeer calves. The caesium binders were added to a ratio...