Abstract
We have measured the whole-body content of radiocesium in men and women in households, where at least one member is a hunter. Hunter families live to a great extent on forest products, such as mushrooms, berries and meat from game. Measurements were performed in two areas in northern Sweden and in three areas in the middle part of Sweden with deposition levels between 7 to 80 kBq/m{sup 2}. The average whole body content of {sup 137}Cs varied between 0.3 to 1.9 kBq for women and 0.6 to 4.7 kBq for men, depending on the deposition level. Each individual in the measured group was also asked to fill in questionnaire and a food diary to provide complementary information of, e.g., food intake and other life conditions. The single dietary factor most clearly related to whole-body content in these groups is the intake of meat from moose. The best regression model with variables from the questionnaire explained 60% of the variance in the whole-body content of {sup 137}Cs in the measurement group. Some of the variables in this model were deposition level, sex, rate of intake and estimated consumption of moose meat and estimated amount of bilberries in the fridge. 6 refs,
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Aagren, G;
Bergman, R;
[1]
Drottz-Sjoeberg, B M;
[2]
Enander, A;
[3]
Johansson, K J
[4]
- Natonal Defence Research Establishment, Umeaa (Sweden)
- Center for Risk Research, Stockholm (Sweden)
- National Defence Research Establishment, Karlstad (Sweden)
- Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala (Sweden)
Citation Formats
Aagren, G, Bergman, R, Drottz-Sjoeberg, B M, Enander, A, and Johansson, K J.
Radioactive caesium in hunters and their families.
Sweden: N. p.,
1995.
Web.
Aagren, G, Bergman, R, Drottz-Sjoeberg, B M, Enander, A, & Johansson, K J.
Radioactive caesium in hunters and their families.
Sweden.
Aagren, G, Bergman, R, Drottz-Sjoeberg, B M, Enander, A, and Johansson, K J.
1995.
"Radioactive caesium in hunters and their families."
Sweden.
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title = {Radioactive caesium in hunters and their families}
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abstractNote = {We have measured the whole-body content of radiocesium in men and women in households, where at least one member is a hunter. Hunter families live to a great extent on forest products, such as mushrooms, berries and meat from game. Measurements were performed in two areas in northern Sweden and in three areas in the middle part of Sweden with deposition levels between 7 to 80 kBq/m{sup 2}. The average whole body content of {sup 137}Cs varied between 0.3 to 1.9 kBq for women and 0.6 to 4.7 kBq for men, depending on the deposition level. Each individual in the measured group was also asked to fill in questionnaire and a food diary to provide complementary information of, e.g., food intake and other life conditions. The single dietary factor most clearly related to whole-body content in these groups is the intake of meat from moose. The best regression model with variables from the questionnaire explained 60% of the variance in the whole-body content of {sup 137}Cs in the measurement group. Some of the variables in this model were deposition level, sex, rate of intake and estimated consumption of moose meat and estimated amount of bilberries in the fridge. 6 refs, 5 figs, 14 tabs.}
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title = {Radioactive caesium in hunters and their families}
author = {Aagren, G, Bergman, R, Drottz-Sjoeberg, B M, Enander, A, and Johansson, K J}
abstractNote = {We have measured the whole-body content of radiocesium in men and women in households, where at least one member is a hunter. Hunter families live to a great extent on forest products, such as mushrooms, berries and meat from game. Measurements were performed in two areas in northern Sweden and in three areas in the middle part of Sweden with deposition levels between 7 to 80 kBq/m{sup 2}. The average whole body content of {sup 137}Cs varied between 0.3 to 1.9 kBq for women and 0.6 to 4.7 kBq for men, depending on the deposition level. Each individual in the measured group was also asked to fill in questionnaire and a food diary to provide complementary information of, e.g., food intake and other life conditions. The single dietary factor most clearly related to whole-body content in these groups is the intake of meat from moose. The best regression model with variables from the questionnaire explained 60% of the variance in the whole-body content of {sup 137}Cs in the measurement group. Some of the variables in this model were deposition level, sex, rate of intake and estimated consumption of moose meat and estimated amount of bilberries in the fridge. 6 refs, 5 figs, 14 tabs.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
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