Investigations on the radiocaesium contamination of wild boar (Sus scrofa) meat in Rhineland-Palatinate:: a stomach content analysis
Investigations on the radiocaesium contamination of wild boar (Sus scrofa) meat in Rhineland-Palatinate:: a stomach content analysis
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DOI:
10.1007/s10344-005-0108-x
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发表时间:
2005-12-01
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2
通讯作者:
Huckschlag, D
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作者:
Hohmann, U;Huckschlag, D
To substantiate the pathways of radiocaesium contamination in wild boars in parts of Rhineland-Palatinate, we analysed radiocaesium-activityconcentration of 2,433 wild boars shot in an area covering 45,400 ha in the western part of the Palatinate Forest between January 2001 and February 2003. Also, for a fraction of 689 animals shot between May 2002 and February 2003, we collected their stomachs for the examination of content and Cs-activity concentration. Wild boar meat contamination followed a seasonal curve with maximum proportions exceeding accepted levels in the summer (21-26%) and minimum levels in winter (1-9.3%) indicating a higher consumption of a contaminating source during the vegetation period. The autumn decline is obviously attributed to the extensive consumption of low-contaminated beech nuts. An exact analysis of food composition in 18 stomachs with maximum Cs-activity concentrations [345-1,749 Bq/kg (fresh matter: fm)] and 18 with low Cs-activity concentrations (