Title |
Radiocesium accumulation in mosses from highlands of Serbia and Montenegro: chemical and physiological aspects
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Published in |
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, January 2004
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.04.007 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
S. Dragović, O. Nedić, S. Stanković, G. Bačić |
Abstract |
The aim of this work was (i) to determine the activity levels of 137Cs in mosses from highland ecosystems of Serbia and Montenegro, (ii) to find out if radiocesium is associated with essential biomacromolecules, and (iii) to investigate 137Cs distribution among intracellular compartments. It was found that biomolecules of mosses do not bind significant amounts of radiocesium (2.3-3.3% of the absorbed 137Cs), a behavior that was independent of the moss species. Cellular fractionation of mosses showed that membranes are the primary 137Cs-binding sites at the cellular level. They contained 26.1-43.1% of the initial radiocesium activity. It seems that 137Cs-binding molecules in different mosses are of similar chemical nature, and their distribution between various cellular compartments is not species specific. |
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