Fallout Pu in the Japanese diet

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Health Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-198610000-00007· OSTI ID:6846848

Hisamatsu, S; Takizawa, Y; Abe, T

The ingestion of fallout Pu from seven or six separate food groups collected in Japan during 1962 and 1983-84 are reported. The contribution of ingested Pu from algae was the highest among the food groups studied: approximately 60% of the total ingested Pu during 1962, and 74% in 1983-84. The contribution from whole marine products, i.e. algae and fish/shellfish, was approximately 70% of the total Pu ingested in 1962, and more than 90% in 1983-84. The higher Japanese ingestion rate than that of the United States is attributable to the higher consumption rate of marine food products in Japan. Also reported in this paper are the ingestion rate for /sup 137/Cs from fallout through the same food groups, and the concentration of Pu and other radioactive nuclides in specific individual foodstuffs and algae samples.

• Research Organization: Akita Univ., Japan
• OSTI ID: 6846848
• Journal Information: Health Phys.; (United States), Vol. 4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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