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Table 3 Concentration ratios for uranium in wildlife in various types of ecosystem (IAEA 2014)
Wildlife group:
terrestrial
Concentration ratio (Bq per kg fresh weight whole organism/Bq per kg
dry weight soil)
AM
AMSD GM
GMSD Minimum Maximum N
Annelids
8.8 10
−3
1
Arthropods
1.8 10
−2
5.0
10
−3
1.7
10
−2
1.3 10
0 1.0 10
−2
2.0 10
−2
4
Birds: herbivorous
5.0 10
−4
1.1
10
−4
4.9
10
−4
1.3 10
0 4.1 10
−4
6.8 10
−4
20
Grasses and herbs
1.4 10
−1
4.4
10
−1
4.5
10
−2
4.6 10
0 7.7 10
−5
5.5 10
0
439
Grasses
1.3 10
−1
4.0
10
−1
3.7
10
−2
4.8 10
0 7.7 10
−5
5.5 10
0
280
Herbs
2.1 10
−1
5.5
10
−1
7.6
10
−2
4.2 10
0 2.2 10
−3
2.8 10
0
64
Lichens and
bryophytes
2.5 10
0
4.4 10
0
1.3
10
0
3.2 10
0 2.0 10
−2
2.9 10
1
237
Mammals
5.8 10
−3
6.8
10
−3
3.7
10
−3
2.5 10
0 1.5 10
−5
2.1 10
−2
22
Mammals: marsupial 6.2 10
−3
7.9
10
−3
3.9
10
−3
2.6 10
0 8.0 10
−4
2.1 10
−2
12
Reptiles
1.5 10
0
3.1 10
0
6.7
10
−1
3.6 10
0 1.3 10
−4
2.5 10
0
21
Shrubs
2.3 10
−1
6.4
10
−1
8.1
10
−2
4.3 10
0 1.4 10
−5
5.9 10
0
970
Trees
6.8 10
−3
1.4
10
−2
2.9
10
−3
3.7 10
0 1.4 10
−5
3.2 10
−2
521
Wildlife group:
freshwater
Concentration ratio (Bq per kg fresh weight whole organism/Bq per L
of water)
AM
AMSD GM
GMSD Minimum Maximum N
Crustaceans
2.0 10
2
3.1 10
2
1.1
10
2
3.1 10
0
5
Fish
3.1 10
1
1.0 10
2
9.1
10
0
4.8 10
0 5.0 10
−2
7.6 10
2
1294
Fish: benthic feeding 7.5 10
1
2.1 10
2
2.6
10
1
4.3 10
0 6.0 10
−1
7.6 10
2
99
Fish: piscivorous
2.2 10
1
4.0 10
1
1.1
10
1
3.4 10
0 5.1 10
−1
1.7 10
2
84
Molluscs: bivalve
5.6 10
2
1.3 10
2
5.4
10
2
1.3 10
0
3
Phytoplankton
7.1 10
1
4.7 10
1
5.9
10
1
1.8 10
0 4.0 10
1
1.8 10
2
40
Reptiles
1.2 10
2
9.6 10
1
9.0
10
1
2.1 10
0 4.5 10
1
1.9 10
2
8
Vascular plants
3.7 10
2
9.9 10
2
1.3
10
2
4.2 10
0 2.9 10
1
2.7 10
3
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(continued)
M. C. Thorne