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of biomagnification of radionuclides in food chains, we are studying the
distribution of 238py and 239,240pu in the fish and invertebrates of the
Great Miami River watershed. These studies are intended to determine if
riverine organisms have the same kind of food chain discrimination against
plutonium from fallout or industrial wastes as organisms from oceans, lakes
and ponds.
The Great Miami River basin in southwestern Ohio represents a moderate
size watershed in a temperate climate. Land use if predominantly agricul-
tural, except for a heavily industrialized corridor along the river between
Dayton and Cincinnati, The Great Miami River is approximately 260 km
long from its source in Indian Lake to {ts confluence with the Ohio River
west of Cincinnatl.
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