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Title: The transfer of {sup 137}Cs from barley to beer

Journal Article · · Health Physics
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  1. Institut fuer Strahlenschutz, Oberschleibheim (Germany); and others

Beer has been brewed from barley contaminated with {sup 137}Cs as a consequence of the Chernobyl accident. The {sup 137}Cs activity has been measured in all intermediate steps and in the by-products of the production process. About 35 % of the {sup 137}Cs in barley were recovered in beer. Processing factors defined as the concentration ratio of processed and raw products were determined to be 0.61, 3.3, 0.1 and 0.11 for malt, malt germs, spent grains and beer, respectively. 4 refs., 2 tabs.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
433053
Journal Information:
Health Physics, Vol. 72, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English