Published March 2009 | Version v1
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Evaluation for committed effective dose due to dietary foods by the intake for Japanese adults

Creators

  • 1. Japan Chemical Analysis Center, Chiba (Japan)

Description

Radioactivity levels in 137 foods commonly consumed daily in Japan were evaluated to determine the committed effective dose in the Japanese adults. The levels of radioactivity for 238U, 232Th, 226Ra, 210Pb, 210Po, 90Sr, 137Cs and 239+240Pu were ND-5.2 Bq/kg fresh weight, ND-0.18 Bq/kg fresh weight, ND-3.9 Bq/kg fresh weight, ND-45 Bq/kg fresh weight, ND-120 Bq/kg fresh weight, ND-9.9 Bq/kg fresh weight, ND-19 Bq/kg fresh weight and ND-0.010 Bq/kg fresh weight, respectively. The committed effective dose was estimated to be 0.80 mSv from the intake of the foods. The effective dose was greater than the world mean value for adults of 0.12 mSv by natural radioactive elements in the uranium and thorium series from the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 2000 because of the large contribution from 210Po in seafood. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Hoken Butsuri
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 80-88
ISSN
0367-6110

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
40086946
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
ACTIVITY LEVELS; ADULTS; CESIUM 137; DOSES; EVALUATION; FOOD; INTAKE; JAPAN; LEAD 210; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; POLONIUM 210; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM 226; STRONTIUM 90; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AGE GROUPS; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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