Radiological hazard assessment of Po in freshwater mussels (Sinanodonta jourdyi) and golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Vietnam.

Po is a significant source of ionizing radiation that people are exposed to through food globally. This paper presents the wide range of accumulation level of Po in the organs of two species of shellfish including freshwater mussel (Sinanodonta jourdyi) and golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata), common freshwater species in Vietnam. There was a significant correlation between Po activity in muscle to their mass and size of freshwater mussels.

Characteristics of Po in Asian overbite clam (Potamocorbula laevis) from the coastal area at Thai Binh province, Vietnam.

Po concentration in the edible muscle tissue and digestive diverticulum organs of Asian overbite clam at the near-shore Thai Binh, Vietnam was analyzed using alpha detectors. The Po activity in muscle tissue and digestive diverticulum organs ranged from 5 ± 1 to 178 ± 10 and from 118 ± 7 to 812 ± 12 Bq.kg with the average value of 25 and 324 Bq.