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Table 3 Po210 concentrations in the muscles of various seafood from different regions of the world.

From: Natural radionuclide of Po210 in the edible seafood affected by coal-fired power plant industry in Kapar coastal area of Malaysia

Species

Po210(Bqkg-1wet weight)

Locations

References

Sea fish

0.06-5.64

Malaysia

Present study

 

5-89

Cuba

[9]

 

0.2-27.48

Syria

[39]

 

0.6-2.6

Japan

[40]

 

0.9-5

Poland

[42]

 

0.4-153.3

USA

[43]

 

0.25-2.52

Sudan

[50]

 

0.5-5.3

Brazil

[53]

 

0.22-4.4

England

[58]

 

21.4-137.7

India

[59]

 

0.35-0.90

Baltic-North sea estuary

[60]

 

0.9-44.10

Australia

[61]

Crustacean

0.65-30.72

Malaysia

Present study

 

50-151

Cuba

[9]

 

1.1-35

England

[58]

 

181.3 ± 7.4

India

[59]

 

31

Plymouth

[62]

Mollusc

4.61-239.72

Malaysia

Present study

 

21-30

Cuba

[9]

 

16-36

England

[58]

 

305.4- 596.6

India

[59]

 

29

Ribble estuary

[63]