Dosimetry of {sup 210}Po in humans, caribou, and wolves in northern Canada
- Univ. of Saskatchewan (Canada)
Effective doses from {sup 210}Po intake with caribou meat were determined for human residents in Baker Lake and Snowdrift in the Northwest Territories of Canada and compared to doses calculated from reported {sup 210}Po tissue activities in Alaskan and British residents. Effective doses were calculated to separate body tissues, using ICRP 60 human weighting factors and the ICRP 30 metabolic model for {sup 210}Po. Baker Lake and Alaskan effective doses were similar at 0.4 mSv y{sup {minus}1} and slightly higher than Snowdrift doses (0.3 mSv y{sup {minus}1}). Alaskan tissue activities indicated higher effective doses to liver, bone surfaces and red marrow and lower doses to spleen than the {sup 210}Po metabolic model (ICRP 1979a) predicts. Effective doses to Baker Lake and Snowdrift caribou and wolves, calculated from tissue activities, ranged from 7-20 mSv y{sup {minus}1} using human weighting factors for comparison to human doses only. Effective doses to northern Canadians and wildlife were, respectively, 7-11% and 1.8-5 times an estimated human background of 4 mSv y{sup {minus}} from all sources. 51 refs., 2 figs., 9 tabs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 230690
- Journal Information:
- Health Physics, Vol. 66, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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