An Analysis of Data on Parameters of Thorium Transfer in Organs and Tissues of Animals

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Abstract

A critical analysis of information on the parameters of thorium isotope transfer to animal organs and tissues is presented. Isotopic differences between 228Th, 230Th and 232Th are noted. It is shown that the greatest amounts of thorium are accumulated in the bone tissue of animals, and the minimum amount in muscles. It is noted that contamination of animal diet with soil is an important pathway of 232Th intake into animal organism. For wild animals, the highest transfer coefficients were observed for reptiles, and the lowest for mammals.

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S. V. Fesenko

NRC “Kurchatov Institute” — Russian Research Institute of Radiology and Agroecology

Email: Corwin_17F@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1238-3689
Obninsk, Russia

E. S. Emlyutina

NRC “Kurchatov Institute” — Russian Research Institute of Radiology and Agroecology

Email: janefesenko@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8660-8679
Obninsk, Russia

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