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Consequences of the Chernobyl accident in Styria; Untersuchungen ueber die Auswirkungen des Reaktorunfalls von Tschernobyl in der Steiermark

Abstract

We present results which document the contamination of Styria (Southern part of Austria) immediately after and in the years following the Chernobyl accident. The radioactivity and distribution of radionuclides in aerosols, rain water, soil, vegetation, animals and various samples of food are described in great detail. One of the key results is that the highest levels of contamination were found in two districts (Liezen, Deutschlandsberg), and the deposition rates for Cs-137 were determined to be in the range from 3 to about 80 kBq/m{sup 2}. Of particular interest are studies concerning the migration and distribution of radionuclides in soil, the uptake of radiocesium by the aquatic vegetation and the existence of radionuclides in the natural ecosystem up to this day. Effective dose equivalents due to incorporated radiocesium was estimated to be 252.2 {mu}Sv for the adult population of Graz (capital of Styria) over the four years follwing the fallout. (authors) 17 papers are presented and are of INIS scope.
Authors:
Mueller, H; Rabitsch, H [1] 
  1. Technische Univ., Graz (Austria). Inst. fuer Theoretische Physik und Reaktorphysik
Publication Date:
Mar 01, 1993
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
RIG-21
Reference Number:
SCA: 540230; 560161; 560162; PA: AIX-25:008941; EDB-94:039787; ERA-19:010396; NTS-94:015165; SN: 94001151323
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1993
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; AEROSOLS; CONTAMINATION; ANIMALS; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; FOOD; PLANTS; RAIN WATER; SOILS; AUSTRIA; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; LEADING ABSTRACT; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; TIME DEPENDENCE; 540230; 560161; 560162; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT; MAN; ANIMALS, PLANTS, MICROORGANISMS, AND CELLS
OSTI ID:
10126934
Research Organizations:
Verein zur Foerderung der Anwendung der Kernenergie, Graz (Austria). Reaktorinstitut
Country of Origin:
Austria
Language:
German
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE94613145; TRN: AT9300077008941
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
213 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Mueller, H, and Rabitsch, H. Consequences of the Chernobyl accident in Styria; Untersuchungen ueber die Auswirkungen des Reaktorunfalls von Tschernobyl in der Steiermark. Austria: N. p., 1993. Web.
Mueller, H, & Rabitsch, H. Consequences of the Chernobyl accident in Styria; Untersuchungen ueber die Auswirkungen des Reaktorunfalls von Tschernobyl in der Steiermark. Austria.
Mueller, H, and Rabitsch, H. 1993. "Consequences of the Chernobyl accident in Styria; Untersuchungen ueber die Auswirkungen des Reaktorunfalls von Tschernobyl in der Steiermark." Austria.
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title = {Consequences of the Chernobyl accident in Styria; Untersuchungen ueber die Auswirkungen des Reaktorunfalls von Tschernobyl in der Steiermark}
author = {Mueller, H, and Rabitsch, H}
abstractNote = {We present results which document the contamination of Styria (Southern part of Austria) immediately after and in the years following the Chernobyl accident. The radioactivity and distribution of radionuclides in aerosols, rain water, soil, vegetation, animals and various samples of food are described in great detail. One of the key results is that the highest levels of contamination were found in two districts (Liezen, Deutschlandsberg), and the deposition rates for Cs-137 were determined to be in the range from 3 to about 80 kBq/m{sup 2}. Of particular interest are studies concerning the migration and distribution of radionuclides in soil, the uptake of radiocesium by the aquatic vegetation and the existence of radionuclides in the natural ecosystem up to this day. Effective dose equivalents due to incorporated radiocesium was estimated to be 252.2 {mu}Sv for the adult population of Graz (capital of Styria) over the four years follwing the fallout. (authors) 17 papers are presented and are of INIS scope.}
place = {Austria}
year = {1993}
month = {Mar}
}