Abstract
Under guidance of the Swiss Disaster Relief Unit and the Radiation Metrology Section of the Paul Scherrer Institute about 8000 whole body and 1400 foodstuff measurements were performed in the Ukrainian district of Polesskoje, 50 km west of Chernobyl, during the years 1991 and 1992 for 3 months. The objective of this humanitarian aid project was to reduce fear of the rattled population by improving the dosimetric support and by informing directly the concerned population about radiation levels. The investigated population was not chosen by scientific criteria and is therefore not representative for the demographic structure of the Ukraine. The results of the measurements show that over 50% of the examined persons have whole body activities below the limit of detection (1 kBq). In 1% of all cases whole body activities above 50 kBq were measured. Also over 50% of the investigated foodstuffs had activity concentrations below the limit of detection (50 Bq/l). Single activity concentrations however did exceed the Ukrainian limits. It was confirmed, that mainly products of the wood (berries, mushrooms, wild animals) contain the highest Cs contamination. (author) 14 figs., tabs.
Citation Formats
Boschung, M, and Wernli, C.
Results of measurements of the radioactivity in the Ukraine from 1991/1992; Ergebnisse von Radioaktivitaetsmessungen in der Ukraine von 1991/1992.
Switzerland: N. p.,
1993.
Web.
Boschung, M, & Wernli, C.
Results of measurements of the radioactivity in the Ukraine from 1991/1992; Ergebnisse von Radioaktivitaetsmessungen in der Ukraine von 1991/1992.
Switzerland.
Boschung, M, and Wernli, C.
1993.
"Results of measurements of the radioactivity in the Ukraine from 1991/1992; Ergebnisse von Radioaktivitaetsmessungen in der Ukraine von 1991/1992."
Switzerland.
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title = {Results of measurements of the radioactivity in the Ukraine from 1991/1992; Ergebnisse von Radioaktivitaetsmessungen in der Ukraine von 1991/1992}
author = {Boschung, M, and Wernli, C}
abstractNote = {Under guidance of the Swiss Disaster Relief Unit and the Radiation Metrology Section of the Paul Scherrer Institute about 8000 whole body and 1400 foodstuff measurements were performed in the Ukrainian district of Polesskoje, 50 km west of Chernobyl, during the years 1991 and 1992 for 3 months. The objective of this humanitarian aid project was to reduce fear of the rattled population by improving the dosimetric support and by informing directly the concerned population about radiation levels. The investigated population was not chosen by scientific criteria and is therefore not representative for the demographic structure of the Ukraine. The results of the measurements show that over 50% of the examined persons have whole body activities below the limit of detection (1 kBq). In 1% of all cases whole body activities above 50 kBq were measured. Also over 50% of the investigated foodstuffs had activity concentrations below the limit of detection (50 Bq/l). Single activity concentrations however did exceed the Ukrainian limits. It was confirmed, that mainly products of the wood (berries, mushrooms, wild animals) contain the highest Cs contamination. (author) 14 figs., tabs.}
place = {Switzerland}
year = {1993}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Results of measurements of the radioactivity in the Ukraine from 1991/1992; Ergebnisse von Radioaktivitaetsmessungen in der Ukraine von 1991/1992}
author = {Boschung, M, and Wernli, C}
abstractNote = {Under guidance of the Swiss Disaster Relief Unit and the Radiation Metrology Section of the Paul Scherrer Institute about 8000 whole body and 1400 foodstuff measurements were performed in the Ukrainian district of Polesskoje, 50 km west of Chernobyl, during the years 1991 and 1992 for 3 months. The objective of this humanitarian aid project was to reduce fear of the rattled population by improving the dosimetric support and by informing directly the concerned population about radiation levels. The investigated population was not chosen by scientific criteria and is therefore not representative for the demographic structure of the Ukraine. The results of the measurements show that over 50% of the examined persons have whole body activities below the limit of detection (1 kBq). In 1% of all cases whole body activities above 50 kBq were measured. Also over 50% of the investigated foodstuffs had activity concentrations below the limit of detection (50 Bq/l). Single activity concentrations however did exceed the Ukrainian limits. It was confirmed, that mainly products of the wood (berries, mushrooms, wild animals) contain the highest Cs contamination. (author) 14 figs., tabs.}
place = {Switzerland}
year = {1993}
month = {Dec}
}