Assessment of the exposure pathway in the uptake and distribution of americium and cesium in cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) at different stages of its ... of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology]

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Laboratory radiotracer experiments were performed to study the uptake, assimilation and retention of americium (^2^4^1Am) and cesium (^1^3^4Cs) by the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis. Uptake and loss kinetics of the radionuclides were measured following exposure through sediments, seawater and food at different stages of the animal's life cycle. Sediment was found to be a minor uptake pathway for both radionuclides in juveniles. Following a short seawater exposure, cuttlefish accumulated ^2^4^1Am and ^1^3^4Cs, but only to a limited extent (whole-body CF