Abstract
The accumulation of nitrosyl ruthenium106 by fine particles, algae and animals from sea water is described. The presence of ferric hydroxide on the sand and silt particles enhances Ru106 accumulation. Uptake of Ru106 by marine algae is a surface phenomenon associated with the extra‐cellular polysaccharide material. Fish accumulate the nuclide principally in the gut, gills and skin. In the case of mussels, the shell accounts for the major fraction of accumulated radioactivity. Nitrosyl Ru106 species present in the radioactive effluent normally discharged to sea from Windscale Works are compared to nitrosyl Ru106 of non‐factory origin by paper chromatography. The addition of nitrosyl ruthenium trinitrate to sea water results in the formation of nitrosyl ruthenium chloride which is adsorbed to a greater extent than the Ru species present in the factory effluents.
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