Abstract
In a latent air-soil contamination situation, the population would receive 80 per cent of its contamination through foodstuffs. The supervision of this food poses many problems: sampling, radionuclide dosages, etc. It is also necessary to estimate the maximum permissible concentration of radionuclides in foodstuffs, once the maximum exposure limit for the human body has been fixed. The passage of this level to the maximum concentrations is not simple since a) each radionuclide has its own particular effect on the body; b) their concentrations vary from one foodstuff to another, and c) the average amounts of foodstuffs vary from one population to another. Two methods are given here for estimating the maximum permissible concentrations in foodstuffs, together with the first diets likely to become critical when several of them are to be considered simultaneously. The results depend on the way in which the present situation can change to become critical. This evolutionary path can only be estimated approximately. Two methods are therefore given for studying the sensitivity of the results. As an example, a numerical application of these methods using data actually available is given. The data used is naturally incomplete and this will always be true. This application test indicates
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Ledermann, S
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- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Fontenay- aux-Roses (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires
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Ledermann, S.
Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs: determination of permissible levels; Contamination radioactive des denrees alimentaires: determination des niveaux admissibles.
France: N. p.,
1965.
Web.
Ledermann, S.
Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs: determination of permissible levels; Contamination radioactive des denrees alimentaires: determination des niveaux admissibles.
France.
Ledermann, S.
1965.
"Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs: determination of permissible levels; Contamination radioactive des denrees alimentaires: determination des niveaux admissibles."
France.
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title = {Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs: determination of permissible levels; Contamination radioactive des denrees alimentaires: determination des niveaux admissibles}
author = {Ledermann, S}
abstractNote = {In a latent air-soil contamination situation, the population would receive 80 per cent of its contamination through foodstuffs. The supervision of this food poses many problems: sampling, radionuclide dosages, etc. It is also necessary to estimate the maximum permissible concentration of radionuclides in foodstuffs, once the maximum exposure limit for the human body has been fixed. The passage of this level to the maximum concentrations is not simple since a) each radionuclide has its own particular effect on the body; b) their concentrations vary from one foodstuff to another, and c) the average amounts of foodstuffs vary from one population to another. Two methods are given here for estimating the maximum permissible concentrations in foodstuffs, together with the first diets likely to become critical when several of them are to be considered simultaneously. The results depend on the way in which the present situation can change to become critical. This evolutionary path can only be estimated approximately. Two methods are therefore given for studying the sensitivity of the results. As an example, a numerical application of these methods using data actually available is given. The data used is naturally incomplete and this will always be true. This application test indicates however two fields in which an improvement is absolutely necessary. 1 - The obtention of multiple observations (simultaneous dosage of at least 2 radionuclides in the same foodstuff, and simultaneous dosage of at least two foodstuffs for the same radionuclide); this assumes a combined effort by the various organisms; 2 - The reaching of an agreement on the dosage methods used by the various organisms since the results actually available are not comparable. (authors) [French] Dans une situation de contamination air-sol latente, la contamination des populations se ferait a 80 pour cent par l'alimentation. Surveiller cette alimentation pose des problemes complexes: echantillonnage, dosage des radionucleides, etc. Il faut egalement estimer les concentrations maximales admissibles des radionucleides dans les aliments, une fois fixe le niveau maximal d'exposition que l'on peut admettre pour l'organisme humain. Le passage de ce niveau aux concentrations maximales n'est pas simple car a) chaque radionucleide a un effet propre sur l'organisme humain; b) leur concentration varie d'un aliment a un autre; c) les quantites moyennes d'aliments varient d'une population a une autre. Deux methodes sont presentees ici pour estimer les concentrations maximales admissibles dans les aliments, ainsi que le premier regime alimentaire qui risque de devenir critique, lorsqu'il y a plusieurs regimes a considerer simultanement. Les resultats dependent de la maniere selon laquelle la situation actuelle peut evoluer vers une situation critique. Cette trajectoire d'evolutions ne peut etre estimee qu'approximativement. Deux methodes sont donc indiquees qui permettent d'explorer la sensibilite des resultats. Une application numerique de ces methodes est faite a titre d'exemple sur la base de quelques donnees actuellement disponibles. Les donnees utilisees sont naturellement fragmentaires, et il en sera toujours ainsi. Mais cet essai d'application fait apparaitre deux directions d'amelioration absolument necessaires. 1 - Obtention d'observations multiples (dosage simultane de 2 radionucleides au moins dans un meme produit alimentaire et dosage simultane de deux produits alimentaires au moins pour un meme radionucleide); ceci suppose une action concertee des divers organismes. 2 - Entente sur les methodes de dosage utilisees par les divers organismes, les resultats actuellement disponibles n'etant pas comparables. (auteurs)}
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title = {Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs: determination of permissible levels; Contamination radioactive des denrees alimentaires: determination des niveaux admissibles}
author = {Ledermann, S}
abstractNote = {In a latent air-soil contamination situation, the population would receive 80 per cent of its contamination through foodstuffs. The supervision of this food poses many problems: sampling, radionuclide dosages, etc. It is also necessary to estimate the maximum permissible concentration of radionuclides in foodstuffs, once the maximum exposure limit for the human body has been fixed. The passage of this level to the maximum concentrations is not simple since a) each radionuclide has its own particular effect on the body; b) their concentrations vary from one foodstuff to another, and c) the average amounts of foodstuffs vary from one population to another. Two methods are given here for estimating the maximum permissible concentrations in foodstuffs, together with the first diets likely to become critical when several of them are to be considered simultaneously. The results depend on the way in which the present situation can change to become critical. This evolutionary path can only be estimated approximately. Two methods are therefore given for studying the sensitivity of the results. As an example, a numerical application of these methods using data actually available is given. The data used is naturally incomplete and this will always be true. This application test indicates however two fields in which an improvement is absolutely necessary. 1 - The obtention of multiple observations (simultaneous dosage of at least 2 radionuclides in the same foodstuff, and simultaneous dosage of at least two foodstuffs for the same radionuclide); this assumes a combined effort by the various organisms; 2 - The reaching of an agreement on the dosage methods used by the various organisms since the results actually available are not comparable. (authors) [French] Dans une situation de contamination air-sol latente, la contamination des populations se ferait a 80 pour cent par l'alimentation. Surveiller cette alimentation pose des problemes complexes: echantillonnage, dosage des radionucleides, etc. Il faut egalement estimer les concentrations maximales admissibles des radionucleides dans les aliments, une fois fixe le niveau maximal d'exposition que l'on peut admettre pour l'organisme humain. Le passage de ce niveau aux concentrations maximales n'est pas simple car a) chaque radionucleide a un effet propre sur l'organisme humain; b) leur concentration varie d'un aliment a un autre; c) les quantites moyennes d'aliments varient d'une population a une autre. Deux methodes sont presentees ici pour estimer les concentrations maximales admissibles dans les aliments, ainsi que le premier regime alimentaire qui risque de devenir critique, lorsqu'il y a plusieurs regimes a considerer simultanement. Les resultats dependent de la maniere selon laquelle la situation actuelle peut evoluer vers une situation critique. Cette trajectoire d'evolutions ne peut etre estimee qu'approximativement. Deux methodes sont donc indiquees qui permettent d'explorer la sensibilite des resultats. Une application numerique de ces methodes est faite a titre d'exemple sur la base de quelques donnees actuellement disponibles. Les donnees utilisees sont naturellement fragmentaires, et il en sera toujours ainsi. Mais cet essai d'application fait apparaitre deux directions d'amelioration absolument necessaires. 1 - Obtention d'observations multiples (dosage simultane de 2 radionucleides au moins dans un meme produit alimentaire et dosage simultane de deux produits alimentaires au moins pour un meme radionucleide); ceci suppose une action concertee des divers organismes. 2 - Entente sur les methodes de dosage utilisees par les divers organismes, les resultats actuellement disponibles n'etant pas comparables. (auteurs)}
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