Published 1987 | Version v1
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131I content in canine thyroids in the Warsaw urban area after the Chernobyl reactor accident

Creators

  • 1. Panstwowy Zaklad Higieny, Warsaw (Poland)
  • 2. Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Warsaw (Poland)

Description

The levels of 131I were determined in the thyroids of 20 dogs from Warsaw submitted to euthanasia between May and September 1986. The animals were living with humans and were in similar way exposed to contamination after the Chernobyl reactor accident. After calculation of the radioactivity for May 10th the contamination was found to range from 142.9 to 1372.9 Bq. These values corresponded to the contamination of human thyroids as reported by Central Laboratory for Radiation Protection in Warsaw. From the begining of May to the end of November the number of operations performed in dogs for pathological thyroid hyperplasia was six times higher than in the preceding time period. 5 refs., 2 tabs. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Polish)
Zawartosc jodu-131 w tarczycach psow z aglomeracji warszawskiej po awarii reaktora w Czernobylu

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
4-5
Series
Rocz. Panstw. Zakl. Hig.
Journal Page Range
413-418
ISSN
0035-7715
CODEN
RPZHA

INIS

Country of Publication
Poland
Country of Input or Organization
Poland
INIS RN
22089571
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; DOGS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IODINE 131; POLAND; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; THYROID
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; DATA; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EUROPE; GLANDS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MAMMALS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; VERTEBRATES; WATER COOLED REACTORS