Measurements of radiocesium transfer to milk and calculation of resulting dose in Brescia, Italy, following the Chernobyl accident

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Health Physics; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-199010000-00007· OSTI ID:6419367

Albini, E; Mascaro, L; Belletti, S ^[1]

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1. Spedali Civili, Brescia (Italy)

Results are presented of several measurements on components of the cows' milk chain performed at our Medical Physics Service after the Chernobyl accident. Values were obtained for Cs isotope transfer coefficients, namely, for cows' diet-milk and diet-feces transfers. Other measured parameters were the effective half-life of Cs in milk and the {sup 134}Cs:{sup 137}Cs ratio. In addition, an evaluation of Cs contribution to the absorbed dose to population from milk is performed.

• OSTI ID: 6419367
• Journal Information: Health Physics; (USA), Journal Name: Health Physics; (USA) Vol. 59:4; ISSN 0017-9078; ISSN HLTPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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