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Radioisotopes in oceanography; Benthos -- Virginia -- York River; Estuarine sediments -- Virginia -- York River; Coastal sediments; Estuarine oceanography; Aquatic biology
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Sediment Mixing By Invertebrates As Shown By 85kr1, Dexter S. Haven, Reinaldo Morales-Alamo, John N. Krauter
Sediment Mixing By Invertebrates As Shown By 85kr1, Dexter S. Haven, Reinaldo Morales-Alamo, John N. Krauter
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In the event radionuclides are accidentally introduced into an estuary, many isotopes would become adsorbed on suspended particles of clay or silt; others would be incorporated into living cellular material (Caritt and Goodgal, 1954; Rice and Willis, 1959). Oysters and other filter feeders in these estuaries are capable of filtering from suspension large quantities of the suspended solids, as well as the larger living cellular material (Haven and Morales-Alamo, 1966a). Ingested material along with the associated radionuclides would be voided as compacted fecal strings or pellets (biodeposits). Many of these fecal pellets may be alternately suspended in the water mass …