JAPANESE DIETARY HABITS AND THE FALLOUT PROBLEM

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · J. Radiation Research (Japan)

OSTI ID:4796857

Hiyama, Y; Hayami, H; Yamagata, N; Wantanabe, H; Ichikawa, R; Kodaira, K; Fukai, R

As data coming out from Japan on the level of contamination of food by radioactive fallout from the nuclear weapon tests often differs remarkably from that obtained in other countries, an investigation was made to find the radioecological reason for it. Less contribution of milk to total diet than European and American countries was found in Japan where various kinds of food of plant origin contribute significantly and the level in the total diet only can be taken as standard because that in milk or in other food can not be a proportional to it. As more seasonal products are taken than continuous products in Japan, the mean storage time in diet is roughly measured as half a year. From the relation between the fallout level on ground and in the diet, a rough measure was made of the Sr/sup 90/ and Cs/sup 137/ level in the total diet using the accumulated ground deposit and the fallratc in Tokyo. These differences between Japan and others are thought to be caused by the difference of usage of land surface for food production. (auth)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-16-026726
• OSTI ID: 4796857
• Journal Information: J. Radiation Research (Japan), Journal Name: J. Radiation Research (Japan) Vol. Vol: 3: No. 1
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
CESIUM 137
CONTAMINATION
DIET
ENVIRONMENT
FALLOUT
FOOD
JAPAN
MAN
MEASURED VALUES
MILK
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
POPULATIONS
STORAGE
STRONTIUM 90
VEGETABLES