Bioaccumulation and chronic toxicity of radium-226 to the freshwater bivalve Sphaerium striatinum (Sphaeriidae).
There are limited data on radium-226 (226Ra) activity concentrations that affect freshwater organisms. The chronic toxicity of 226Ra to the native freshwater fingernail clam Sphaerium striatinum was tested under controlled laboratory conditions for 28 days. Clams were exposed to reconstituted soft water dosed with seve...