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Beresford, N.A. et al

A database of radionuclide biological half-life values for wildlife

https://doi.org/10.5285/b95c2ea7-47d2-4816-b942-68779c59bc4d Cite this dataset
Data comprise biological and ecological half-life values for marine, freshwater, terrestrial and riparian organisms. The database includes 1908 biological half-life values for 52 elements across a range of wildlife groups (marine, freshwater, terrestrial and riparian). The compilation of values from a range of sources was conducted by an international working group under the auspices of an International Atomic Energy Agency programme.
Publication date: 2015-06-30

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1957-01-01    to    2015-06-04

Provenance & quality

Prior to beginning the review, a recording sheet (in Microsoft Excel), was designed to allow easy collation of the various components into the final database. The wildlife group categorisations were broadly compatible with those used in the Wildlife Transfer Database (as described by Copplestone et al. 2013) and subsequently by the IAEA (Howard et al. 2013; IAEA 2014). The 'Changeover time' is the intersect of the first and second biological half-lives when two regression lines on a logarithmic scale. No attempt was made to standardise the English common names used; similarly we have not updated Latin species names, but we acknowledge that these may have changed since the original publications.

Citations

Copplestone, D., Beresford, N. A., Brown, J. E., & Yankovich, T. (2013). An international database of radionuclide concentration ratios for wildlife: development and uses. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 126, 288-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.05.007
Howard, B. J., Beresford, N. A., Copplestone, D., Telleria, D., Proehl, G., Fesenko, S., ... Wells, C. (2013). The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 121, 55-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.01.027
Vives i Batlle, J., Beresford, N. A., Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Bezhenar, R., Brown, J., Cheng, J.-J., … Heling, R. (2016). Inter-comparison of dynamic models for radionuclide transfer to marine biota in a Fukushima accident scenario. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 153, 31–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.12.006
Beresford, N. A., Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Burgos, J., Cujic, M., Fesenko, S., Kryshev, A., … Wood, M. D. (2015). Radionuclide biological half-life values for terrestrial and aquatic wildlife. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 150, 270–276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.08.018
Vives i Batlle, J., Aoyama, M., Bradshaw, C., Brown, J., Buesseler, K. O., Casacuberta, N., … Nishikawa, J. (2018). Marine radioecology after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident: Are we better positioned to understand the impact of radionuclides in marine ecosystems? Science of The Total Environment, 618, 80–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.005
Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Howard, B. J., & Garnier-Laplace, J. (2019). An approach to identifying the relative importance of different radionuclides in ecological radiological risk assessment: Application to nuclear power plant releases. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 197, 116–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.11.011
Vives i Batlle, J. (2016). Impact of the Fukushima accident on marine biota, five years later. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 12(4), 654-658. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1825

Supplemental information

Handbook of parameter values for the prediction of radionuclide transfer to wildlife (2014). Technical Reports Series No. 479. IAEA, Vienna.
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Trs479_web.pdf

Correspondence/contact details

Professor Nick Beresford
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Beresford, N.A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-0238
Beaugelin-Seiller, K.
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
Wells, C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Vives-Lynch, S.
Independent Radiological Protection Specialist
Vives i Batlle, J.
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
Wood, M.D.
University of Salford
Tagami, K.
National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Real, A.
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Burgos, J.
Independent Radiological Protection Specialist
Fesenko, S.
International Atomic Energy Agency
Cujic, M.
Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy
Kryshev, A.
Scientific & Production Association TYPHOON
Pachal, N.
McMaster University
Su, B.S.
McMaster University
Barnett, C.L.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Uchida, S.
National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Hinton, T.
Fukushima University
Mihalík, J.
National Radiation Protection Institute
Stark, K.
Stockholm University
Willrodt, C.
BfS
Chaplow, J.S.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
biological , concentration , ecological , elimination , freshwater , half-life , marine , Pollution , radioecology , Radioecology , radionuclide , rate , ratio , riparian zone , terrestrial , wildlife
Last updated
08 February 2024 17:31

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CITE AS: Beresford, N.A.; Beaugelin-Seiller, K.; Wells, C.; Vives-Lynch, S.; Vives i Batlle, J.; Wood, M.D.; Tagami, K.; Real, A.; Burgos, J.; Fesenko, S.; Cujic, M.; Kryshev, A.; Pachal, N.; Su, B.S.; Barnett, C.L.; Uchida, S.; Hinton, T.; Mihalík, J.; Stark, K.; Willrodt, C.; Chaplow, J.S. (2015). A database of radionuclide biological half-life values for wildlife. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b95c2ea7-47d2-4816-b942-68779c59bc4d

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