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Effect of different radiotracer labelling techniques on radionuclide excretion from marine organisms
Authors:S W Fowler  J La Rosa  M Heyraud  W C Renfro
Institution:(1) International Laboratory of Marine Radioactivity, Musée Océanographique, Principality of Monaco;(2) Present address: Environmental Programmes, Northeast Utilities Co., P. O. Box 270, 06101 Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Abstract:Experiments were designed to assess the effect of different techniques of radiotracer labelling on subsequent radioisotope excretion rates in marine crustaceans. A small amphipod (Gammarus locusta) that accumulated 65Zn under a close approximation of natural conditions excreted the radiotracer during a 3-month period at a markedly different rate than those of comparable amphipods labelled with 65Zn in the laboratory via different combinations of radioactive food and seawater. Shrimp (Lysmata seticauda) administered 65Zn by three different methods in the laboratory displayed different excretion kinetics during the first 2 months of loss. The difference between excretion rates most likely was a reflection of the degree to which the various zinc pools within the shrimp had equilibrated with the radiotracer. During the next several months all 65Zn loss rates were quite similar, probably indicating that radiotracer excretion was taking place from similar zinc pools within the shrimp. The importance of adequate radiotracer labelling techniques as well as proper design of subsequent excretion experiments, used to gain reliable information on flux rates of the corresponding stable metal, is discussed. It is concluded that laboratory radiotracer experiments which are intended to supply information on actual situations in the sea require careful design and execution.
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