Radionuclide concentrations in selected foodstuffs and wildlife from the Hanford environs, 1971--1975

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5304121· OSTI ID:5304121

Fix, J J; Leete, S C; Bramson, P E

To assess the public's potential exposure to radionuclides from Hanford operations, a variety of foodstuffs including milk, meat, chickens, eggs, and leafy vegetables have routinely been collected from the Hanford environs. Radionuclides observed included naturally-occurring /sup 40/K, as well as the radionuclides /sup 90/Sr and /sup 137/Cs contributed by worldwide fallout. Radionuclides of Hanford origin would be similar to those from fallout and must necessarily be present in greater levels than the fallout nuclides to be detectable. Data on radioactivity for each foodstuff category is examined separately.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-06-1830
• OSTI ID: 5304121
• Report Number(s): PNL-2383
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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