The sensitivity of different environments to radioactive contamination.
This paper describes modelling calculations carried out to determine the sensitivity of various rural and semi-natural environments to radionuclide contamination by (137)Cs, (90)Sr, and (131)I released during a major nuclear accident. Depositions of 1000Bq/m(3) were assumed for each radionuclide. Fo...
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fthzmuenchen:oai:opus-zb.helmholtz-muenchen.de:23674 2023-05-15T18:40:31+02:00 The sensitivity of different environments to radioactive contamination. Tracy, B.L. Carini, F. Barabash, S. Berkovskyy, V. Brittain, J.E. Chouhan, S. Eleftheriou, G. Iosjpe, M. Monte, L. Psaltaki, M. Shen, J. Tschiersch, J. Turcanu, C. 2013-01-01 https://push-zb.helmholtz-muenchen.de/frontdoor.php?source_opus=23674 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.02.015 eng eng Elsevier Science info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.02.015 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/23517769 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000320145300001 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/0265-931X info:eu-repo/semant https://push-zb.helmholtz-muenchen.de/frontdoor.php?source_opus=23674 doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.02.015 urn:isbn:0265-931X urn:issn:0265-931X info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess J. Environ. Radioact. 122, 1-8 (2013) environmental sensitivity radioecological sensitivity cesium-137 strontium-90 iodine-131 plutonium-239 Text info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2013 fthzmuenchen https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.02.015 2022-11-20T08:58:51Z This paper describes modelling calculations carried out to determine the sensitivity of various rural and semi-natural environments to radionuclide contamination by (137)Cs, (90)Sr, and (131)I released during a major nuclear accident. Depositions of 1000Bq/m(3) were assumed for each radionuclide. Four broad types of environments were considered: agricultural, forest or tundra, freshwater aquatic, and coastal marine. A number of different models were applied to each environment. The annual dose to a human population receiving most or all of its food and drinking water from a given environment was taken as a broad measure of sensitivity. The results demonstrated that environmental sensitivity was highly radionuclide specific, with (137)Cs generally giving the highest doses during the first year, especially for adults, in terrestrial and freshwater pathways. However, in coastal marine environments, (131)I and (239)Pu were more significant. Sensitivity was time dependent with doses for the first year dominating those for the 2nd and 10th years after deposition. In agricultural environments the ingestion dose from (137)Cs was higher for adults than other age groups, whereas for (90)Sr and (131)I, the ingestion dose was highest for infants. The dependence of sensitivity on social and economic factors such as individual living habits, food consumption preferences, and agricultural practices is discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra PuSH - Publikationsserver des Helmholtz Zentrums München Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 122 1 8 |
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This paper describes modelling calculations carried out to determine the sensitivity of various rural and semi-natural environments to radionuclide contamination by (137)Cs, (90)Sr, and (131)I released during a major nuclear accident. Depositions of 1000Bq/m(3) were assumed for each radionuclide. Four broad types of environments were considered: agricultural, forest or tundra, freshwater aquatic, and coastal marine. A number of different models were applied to each environment. The annual dose to a human population receiving most or all of its food and drinking water from a given environment was taken as a broad measure of sensitivity. The results demonstrated that environmental sensitivity was highly radionuclide specific, with (137)Cs generally giving the highest doses during the first year, especially for adults, in terrestrial and freshwater pathways. However, in coastal marine environments, (131)I and (239)Pu were more significant. Sensitivity was time dependent with doses for the first year dominating those for the 2nd and 10th years after deposition. In agricultural environments the ingestion dose from (137)Cs was higher for adults than other age groups, whereas for (90)Sr and (131)I, the ingestion dose was highest for infants. The dependence of sensitivity on social and economic factors such as individual living habits, food consumption preferences, and agricultural practices is discussed. |
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Tracy, B.L. Carini, F. Barabash, S. Berkovskyy, V. Brittain, J.E. Chouhan, S. Eleftheriou, G. Iosjpe, M. Monte, L. Psaltaki, M. Shen, J. Tschiersch, J. Turcanu, C. |
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The sensitivity of different environments to radioactive contamination. |
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The sensitivity of different environments to radioactive contamination. |
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The sensitivity of different environments to radioactive contamination. |
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