ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS OF RADIOCAESIUM, 90SR AND 129I IN AGRICULTURAL CROPS COLLECTED FROM FUKUSHIMA AND REFERENCE AREAS IN JAPAN, AND INTERNAL RADIATION DOSES

Significant quantities of radionuclides were released into the environment due to the 2011 TEPCO’s FDNPS accident. Radiocaesium is the most important radionuclide for assessment of radiation dose, and small amounts of 90Sr and very long-lived radionuclide of 129I were also released into the environm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2022-09, Vol.198 (13-15), p.1104-1108
Hauptverfasser: Tsukada, H, Takahashi, T, Fukutani, S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Significant quantities of radionuclides were released into the environment due to the 2011 TEPCO’s FDNPS accident. Radiocaesium is the most important radionuclide for assessment of radiation dose, and small amounts of 90Sr and very long-lived radionuclide of 129I were also released into the environment. Spinach, potato and brown rice were collected from Fukushima, neighboring prefectures and reference areas of negligible deposition in 2018 and 2019. The activity concentration of 137Cs in crops in Hamadori (coastal side) was relatively higher than other areas. The activity concentration of 90Sr in the crops showed a similar range among four areas in Fukushima, and they were similar level of those collected throughout Japan. The activity concentration of 129I in the crops collected from Hamadori was higher than other Fukushima areas. However, the activity ratio of 129I/137Cs was lower by five to seven orders of magnitude. Internal radiation doses of radiocaesium for adult males from ingestion of local crops collected from Hamadori were 0.0046 mSv, and that of 129I were 0.00000045 mSv in 2019.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncac066