Bibliographic Citation
| Document |  7 Mb |
|---|---|
| DOI | 10.2172/10153894 |
| Title | Commercial milk distribution profiles and production locations. Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project |
| Creator/Author | Deonigi, D.E. ; Anderson, D.M. ; Wilfert, G.L. |
| Publication Date | 1994 Apr 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 10153894; Legacy ID: DE94012490 |
| Report Number(s) | PNWD--2218-HEDR |
| DOE Contract Number | AC06-76RL01830 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE94012490; CNN: 200-92-0503(CDC)/18620(BNW) |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Coverage | Topical |
| Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: Apr 1994 |
| Research Org | Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; MILK; CONTAMINATION; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; FOOD CHAINS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; DAIRY INDUSTRY; INFORMATION; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; IODINE 131; PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY; INGESTION |
| Description/Abstract | The Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction (HEDR) Project was established to estimate radiation doses that people could have received from nuclear operations at the Hanford Site since 1944. For this period iodine-131 is the most important offsite contributor to radiation doses from Hanford operations. Consumption of milk from cows that ate vegetation contaminated by iodine-131 is the dominant radiation pathway for individuals who drank milk (Napier 1992). Information has been developed on commercial milk cow locations and commercial milk distribution during 1945 and 1951. The year 1945 was selected because during 1945 the largest amount of iodine-131 was released from Hanford facilities in a calendar year (Heeb 1993); therefore, 1945 was the year in which an individual was likely to have received the highest dose. The year 1951 was selected to provide data for comparing the changes that occurred in commercial milk flows (i.e., sources, processing locations, and market areas) between World War II and the post-war period. To estimate the doses people could have received from this milk flow, it is necessary to estimate the amount of milk people consumed, the source of the milk, the specific feeding regime used for milk cows, and the amount of iodine-131 contamination deposited on feed. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: 121 p. |
| Availability | INIS; OSTI as DE94012490; Paper copy available at OSTI: phone, 865-576-8401, or email, reports@adonis.osti.gov |
| System Entry Date | 2009 Aug 03 |
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