Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - DTU Orbit
Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - DTU Orbit
Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - DTU Orbit
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• Analyses <strong>of</strong> iodine-129 and iodine -127 time series in Fucus Vesiculosus collected in Denmark over<br />
<strong>the</strong> last 10 years are presented. Yields ratios <strong>of</strong> 129 I/ 127 I (seaweed) relative 129 I/ 127 I (seawater) were<br />
found to be 0.5 <strong>for</strong> North Sea (2005), 0.7 (2006) <strong>for</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Kattegat and 0.97 (2007) <strong>for</strong> Bornholm<br />
indicating that Fucus Vesiculosus can be used as bio-indicator organisms <strong>for</strong> iodine-129 in marine<br />
environment since <strong>the</strong>y reflect <strong>the</strong> iodine-129 in water. The results fur<strong>the</strong>r show that <strong>the</strong> iodide is<br />
more efficient to accumulate than iodate in Fucus. The high enrichment <strong>of</strong> iodine in Fucus may<br />
however be explained not only by preferential uptake <strong>of</strong> iodide since a significant increase <strong>of</strong> 127 I in<br />
Fucus occur mostly in autumn – winter even different speciation <strong>of</strong> 127 I in all three investigated<br />
studies occur. Several factors such as various physical parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plant, salinity, temperature,<br />
content <strong>of</strong> organic matter and nutrients concentration in seawater may also control <strong>the</strong> mechanism <strong>of</strong><br />
iodine uptake in Fucus. Never<strong>the</strong>less, <strong>the</strong> data presented here has shown that <strong>the</strong> Fucus Vesiculosus<br />
may accumulate preferential iodine as iodide.<br />
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