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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry· 2026Q1

Bioaccumulation and chronic toxicity of radium-226 to the freshwater bivalve Sphaerium striatinum (Sphaeriidae)

C L Proulx, C J Rickwood, D Fortin, R R Goulet

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Chronic exposure to radium-226 (226Ra) at concentrations as low as 4.1 Bq L−1 significantly reduces growth and reproduction in the freshwater clam Sphaerium striatinum, with greater accumulation in shell than soft tissues.

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