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The atlas of cesium-137 contamination of Europe after the Chernobyl accident

Abstract

The Atlas, which was compiled under the Joint Study Project (JSP6) of the CEC/CIS Collaborative Program on the Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident, implemented into the European Commission's Radiation Protection Research Action, summarizes the results of numerous investigations undertaken throughout Europe to assess the ground contamination by cesium-137 following the Chernobyl accident. The Atlas incorporates about 100 color maps at a range of scales (1/200k - 1/10M) which characterize the contamination in Europe as a whole, within state boundaries and for zones where the contamination levels are above 40 kBq/m{sup 2} ({approx_equal} 2.0% of the European territory) and above 1480 kBq/m{sup 2} ({approx_equal} 0.03% of the European territory). Investigations have shown that around 6% of the European territory has been contaminated for more than 20 kBq/m{sup 2} after the Chernobyl accident. The total amount of deposited cesium-137 in Europe is 8*10{sup 16} Bq and distributed in the following manner: Belarus 33.5%, Russia 24%, Ukraine 20%, Sweden 4.4%, Finland 4.3%, Bulgaria 2.8%, Austria 2.7%, Norway 2.3%, Romania 2.0%, Germany 1.1%.
Authors:
Izrael, Yu A; [1]  Cort, M De; Jones, A R; [2]  Nazarov, I M; Fridman, Sh D; Kvasnikova, E V; Stukin, E D; [1]  Kelly, G N; [3]  Matveenko, I I; Pokumeiko, Yu M; [4]  Tabatchnyi, L Ya; [5]  Tsaturov, Yu [6] 
  1. Institute of Global Climate and Ecology, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  2. Environment Institute, CEC Joint Research Center, Ispra (Italy)
  3. Brussels (Belgium)
  4. Republic Centre of Radiation and Environment Monitoring, Minsk (Belarus)
  5. Minchernobyl, Kiev (Ukraine)
  6. Roshidromet, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 1996
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
INIS-BY-020
Reference Number:
EDB-01:001441
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1. international conference on 'The radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident', Minsk (Belarus), 18-22 Mar 1996; Other Information: 3 tabs., 2 figs., 5 refs; PBD: 1996; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the first international conference 'The radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident', by Karaoglou, A.; Desmet, G.; Kelly, G.N.; Menzel, H.G. [European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)], 1192 pages.
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; AUSTRIA; BELARUS; BULGARIA; CESIUM 137; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; CONTAMINATION; EUROPE; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; FINLAND; MAPS; NORWAY; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; ROMANIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SWEDEN; UKRAINE
Sponsoring Organizations:
European Commission (EC)
OSTI ID:
20112711
Research Organizations:
European Commission, Brussels (Belgium); Ministry for Emergency, Minsk (Belarus); Ministry for Emergency, Kiev (Ukraine); Ministry for Emergency, Mocsow (Russian Federation)
Country of Origin:
Belarus
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISSN 1018-5593; TRN: BY0000124056824
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 1-10
Announcement Date:
Jan 15, 2001

Citation Formats

Izrael, Yu A, Cort, M De, Jones, A R, Nazarov, I M, Fridman, Sh D, Kvasnikova, E V, Stukin, E D, Kelly, G N, Matveenko, I I, Pokumeiko, Yu M, Tabatchnyi, L Ya, and Tsaturov, Yu. The atlas of cesium-137 contamination of Europe after the Chernobyl accident. Belarus: N. p., 1996. Web.
Izrael, Yu A, Cort, M De, Jones, A R, Nazarov, I M, Fridman, Sh D, Kvasnikova, E V, Stukin, E D, Kelly, G N, Matveenko, I I, Pokumeiko, Yu M, Tabatchnyi, L Ya, & Tsaturov, Yu. The atlas of cesium-137 contamination of Europe after the Chernobyl accident. Belarus.
Izrael, Yu A, Cort, M De, Jones, A R, Nazarov, I M, Fridman, Sh D, Kvasnikova, E V, Stukin, E D, Kelly, G N, Matveenko, I I, Pokumeiko, Yu M, Tabatchnyi, L Ya, and Tsaturov, Yu. 1996. "The atlas of cesium-137 contamination of Europe after the Chernobyl accident." Belarus.
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title = {The atlas of cesium-137 contamination of Europe after the Chernobyl accident}
author = {Izrael, Yu A, Cort, M De, Jones, A R, Nazarov, I M, Fridman, Sh D, Kvasnikova, E V, Stukin, E D, Kelly, G N, Matveenko, I I, Pokumeiko, Yu M, Tabatchnyi, L Ya, and Tsaturov, Yu}
abstractNote = {The Atlas, which was compiled under the Joint Study Project (JSP6) of the CEC/CIS Collaborative Program on the Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident, implemented into the European Commission's Radiation Protection Research Action, summarizes the results of numerous investigations undertaken throughout Europe to assess the ground contamination by cesium-137 following the Chernobyl accident. The Atlas incorporates about 100 color maps at a range of scales (1/200k - 1/10M) which characterize the contamination in Europe as a whole, within state boundaries and for zones where the contamination levels are above 40 kBq/m{sup 2} ({approx_equal} 2.0% of the European territory) and above 1480 kBq/m{sup 2} ({approx_equal} 0.03% of the European territory). Investigations have shown that around 6% of the European territory has been contaminated for more than 20 kBq/m{sup 2} after the Chernobyl accident. The total amount of deposited cesium-137 in Europe is 8*10{sup 16} Bq and distributed in the following manner: Belarus 33.5%, Russia 24%, Ukraine 20%, Sweden 4.4%, Finland 4.3%, Bulgaria 2.8%, Austria 2.7%, Norway 2.3%, Romania 2.0%, Germany 1.1%.}
place = {Belarus}
year = {1996}
month = {Jul}
}