Published 1993
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Journal article
Chernobyl is still radiating in food?
Creators
Description
Traces of the Chernobyl fallout are still detectable in Finnish food. The quantities of radioactive cesium have, however, become more lower. All Finnish foodstuffs may be eaten without restrictions. Slightly less than half of the cesium received by Finns comes from fish, wild berries, mushrooms and game account for 30 per cent, agricultural and garden produce for slightly over 20 per cent of the total. The cesium contents of cultivated plants have been very low for some years now. The amounts of cesium in the bodies of Finns have also been decreasing. According to whole-body counting, an average Finn has 700 bequerels of cesium in his body, whereas in 1987 the figure was 2000 bequerels. (orig.)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Finnish)
- Vielaekoe Tshernobyl saeteilee ruoassa?
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- ALARA
- Journal Volume
- 2
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 25-26.
- ISSN
- 1235-1970
- CODEN
- AARAEN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Finland
- Country of Input or Organization
- Finland
- INIS RN
- 24074618
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- CESIUM 137; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; FALLOUT; FINLAND; FOOD; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOACTIVITY; REACTOR ACCIDENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EUROPE; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES