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Does radioactive contamination affect the shell morphology of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl NPP (Ukraine)?

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  • Michael Zuykov

    (Université du Québec à Rimouski)

  • Dmitry Gudkov

    (Institute of Hydrobiology)

  • Maxim Vinarski

    (Omsk State Pedagogical University)

  • Emilien Pelletier

    (Université du Québec à Rimouski)

  • David A. T. Harper

    (Durham University)

  • Serge Demers

    (Université du Québec à Rimouski)

Abstract

A distinct external shell abnormality, coarse seam, was found in a high percentage of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis (L.) collected near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Ukraine. The negative cytogenetical and hematological effects of long-term irradiation on pond snails in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have been repeatedly reported; consequently, it has been assumed that radioactivity may also affect shell morphology. However, due to the absence of this shell abnormality in pond snails collected from two radioactive sites in Russia, it can be concluded that the appearance of abnormal shells in snail population near Chernobyl NPP cannot directly be explained by the radioactive contamination.

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  • Michael Zuykov & Dmitry Gudkov & Maxim Vinarski & Emilien Pelletier & David A. T. Harper & Serge Demers, 2011. "Does radioactive contamination affect the shell morphology of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl NPP (Ukraine)?," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 31(4), pages 369-375, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:31:y:2011:i:4:d:10.1007_s10669-011-9347-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10669-011-9347-4
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