Dose Estimates from Ingestion of Marine and Terrestrial Animals Harvested in the Beaufort Sea and Northwestern Alaska
- LANL
Between 1993 and 1995, marine and terrestrial animal samples were collected from the Beaufort Sea and northwest Alaska. These samples were analyzed at Los Alamos National Laboratory for the presence of the anthropogenic radionuclides, {sup 90}Sr, {sup 137}Cs, {sup 238}Pu, {sup 239+240}Pu, and {sup 241}Am. The measurement data were combined with food consumption rates based on survey results for populations residing in three northwest Alaskan communities and published age-dependent ingestion dose coefficients to estimate potential radiological impacts from the consumption of traditional animal foods harvested in this region. The results of this study indicate that committed equivalent doses to adults from {sup 90}Sr and {sup 137}Cs, due to consumption of traditional food sources are consistent with currently accepted estimates of average doses to adults in North America due to atmospheric nuclear weapons testing fallout.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 775836
- Report Number(s):
- LA-13767-MS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Dose Estimates from Ingestion of Marine and Terrestrial Animals Harvested in the Beaufort Sea and Northwestern Alaska
Estimates of the radiological dose from ingestion of /sup 137/Cs and /sup 90/Sr to infants, children, and adults in the Marshall Islands
Evaluation of the anthropogenic radionuclide concentrations in sediments and fauna collected in the Beaufort Sea and northern Alaska
Technical Report
·
Tue Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 2000
·
OSTI ID:775833
Estimates of the radiological dose from ingestion of /sup 137/Cs and /sup 90/Sr to infants, children, and adults in the Marshall Islands
Technical Report
·
Thu Feb 16 23:00:00 EST 1989
·
OSTI ID:5764822
Evaluation of the anthropogenic radionuclide concentrations in sediments and fauna collected in the Beaufort Sea and northern Alaska
Technical Report
·
Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997
·
OSTI ID:501541