It is often seen that while calculating concentration factors for biological uptake some researchers calculate dry weight concentration against the water/air concentration, which actually provides a much higher concentration.
Has this been noticed by many?
Definitely! Any measurement of a concentration factor must be referred to dry weight or wet weight. This is commonly indicated in good works.
Luigi I think the concentration factor should be calculated only on wet weight when it is compared to seawater concentration.
CF and Transfer Factor (TF) are often confused in publications, and there doesn't be a general consensus on which to calculate with dry or which with wet weight.
However, when calculating internal dose rates with the Dose Conversion coëfficient, the 'wet' concentration or transfer factor has to be used.
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