Seasonal concentrations of cesium-137 in rumen content, skeletal muscles and feces of caribou from the Porcupine herd: lichen ingestion rates and implications for human consumption

Seasonal concentrations of cesium-137 in rumen content, skeletal muscles and feces of caribou from the Porcupine herd: lichen ingestion rates and implications for human consumption

The Porcupine caribou herd was monitored for cesium-137 during 1987 to address human health concerns over potential meat contamination by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident, and to determine lichen intake rates based on body burdens of radiocesium. A total of 36 caribou were collected f...

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Main Authors: A. C. Allaye-Chan, R. G. White, D. F. Holleman, D. E. Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1990-09-01
Series:Rangifer
Subjects:
caribou
intake
cesium
lichens
Alaska
radioactivity
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/816

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