Mietelski Jerzy W, Szwałko Przemysław, Tomankiewicz Ewa, Gaca Paweł, Grabowska Sylwia
The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kraków, Poland.
J Environ Monit. 2003 Apr;5(2):296-301. doi: 10.1039/b212592g.
Adults of the geotrupine beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae), a common European forest insect species, were used in the role of bio-monitors for mainly man-made radionuclides in a forest environment. Activities of 137Cs, 40K, 238Pu, (239+240)Pu, 90Sr and 241Am were studied. Samples originated from four areas in Poland, two from the north-east and two from the south of the country. The north-eastern areas were previously recognized as the places where hot particle fallout from Chernobyl took place. Results confirmed the differences in the activities between north-eastern and southern locations. Significant correlations were found between activities of 40K and 137Cs, and between activities of plutonium and americium isotopes. An additional study of the concentration of radionuclides within the bodies of beetles showed a general pattern of distribution of radioisotopes in the insect body.
欧洲粪金龟Anoplotrupes stercorosus（鞘翅目，粪金龟科）是一种常见的欧洲森林昆虫，其成虫被用作森林环境中主要人造放射性核素的生物监测器。研究了137Cs、40K、238Pu、（239+240）Pu、90Sr和241Am的活度。样本来自波兰的四个地区，两个来自该国东北部，两个来自南部。东北部地区此前被认定为切尔诺贝利热粒子沉降发生的地点。结果证实了东北部和南部地区活度的差异。发现40K和137Cs的活度之间以及钚和镅同位素的活度之间存在显著相关性。对甲虫体内放射性核素浓度的进一步研究显示了放射性同位素在昆虫体内的总体分布模式。
