Abstract
Uptake and clearance of radionuclides in foodstuffs have been studied in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen in North East Scotland following the Chernobyl accident. The level of /sup 131/I in goats' milk was 100-200 Bq litre/sup -1/ in early May and declined with an effective half-life of 4.3 days, but that in cows's milk was only a few Bq litre/sup -1/ as most cattle were kept indoors. /sup 137/Cs and /sup 103/Ru activities in broccoli declined with effective half-lives of 11 and 6 days respectively, while /sup 137/Cs in grass decreased with a half-life of 22 days, the reduction appearing to show a relationship to weekly rainfall. Studies of tissues from groups of lambs initially grazed on contaminated pasture and later (a) fed indoors on concentrates or (b) continuing to graze outdoors, showed the /sup 137/Cs concentrations to decline with half-lives of (a) 17 days and (b) 25 days, while the half-lives describing the reduction in total /sup 137/Cs activity were (a) 20 days and (b) 35 days.
Citation Formats
Martin, C J, Heaton, B, and Robb, J D.
Studies of /sup 131/I, /sup 137/Cs and /sup 103/Ru in milk, meat and vegetables in North East Scotland following the Chernobyl accident.
United Kingdom: N. p.,
1988.
Web.
doi:10.1016/0265-931X(88)90080-X.
Martin, C J, Heaton, B, & Robb, J D.
Studies of /sup 131/I, /sup 137/Cs and /sup 103/Ru in milk, meat and vegetables in North East Scotland following the Chernobyl accident.
United Kingdom.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0265-931X(88)90080-X
Martin, C J, Heaton, B, and Robb, J D.
1988.
"Studies of /sup 131/I, /sup 137/Cs and /sup 103/Ru in milk, meat and vegetables in North East Scotland following the Chernobyl accident."
United Kingdom.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0265-931X(88)90080-X.
@misc{etde_5144763,
title = {Studies of /sup 131/I, /sup 137/Cs and /sup 103/Ru in milk, meat and vegetables in North East Scotland following the Chernobyl accident}
author = {Martin, C J, Heaton, B, and Robb, J D}
abstractNote = {Uptake and clearance of radionuclides in foodstuffs have been studied in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen in North East Scotland following the Chernobyl accident. The level of /sup 131/I in goats' milk was 100-200 Bq litre/sup -1/ in early May and declined with an effective half-life of 4.3 days, but that in cows's milk was only a few Bq litre/sup -1/ as most cattle were kept indoors. /sup 137/Cs and /sup 103/Ru activities in broccoli declined with effective half-lives of 11 and 6 days respectively, while /sup 137/Cs in grass decreased with a half-life of 22 days, the reduction appearing to show a relationship to weekly rainfall. Studies of tissues from groups of lambs initially grazed on contaminated pasture and later (a) fed indoors on concentrates or (b) continuing to graze outdoors, showed the /sup 137/Cs concentrations to decline with half-lives of (a) 17 days and (b) 25 days, while the half-lives describing the reduction in total /sup 137/Cs activity were (a) 20 days and (b) 35 days.}
doi = {10.1016/0265-931X(88)90080-X}
journal = []
volume = {6:3}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1988}
month = {Jan}
}
title = {Studies of /sup 131/I, /sup 137/Cs and /sup 103/Ru in milk, meat and vegetables in North East Scotland following the Chernobyl accident}
author = {Martin, C J, Heaton, B, and Robb, J D}
abstractNote = {Uptake and clearance of radionuclides in foodstuffs have been studied in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen in North East Scotland following the Chernobyl accident. The level of /sup 131/I in goats' milk was 100-200 Bq litre/sup -1/ in early May and declined with an effective half-life of 4.3 days, but that in cows's milk was only a few Bq litre/sup -1/ as most cattle were kept indoors. /sup 137/Cs and /sup 103/Ru activities in broccoli declined with effective half-lives of 11 and 6 days respectively, while /sup 137/Cs in grass decreased with a half-life of 22 days, the reduction appearing to show a relationship to weekly rainfall. Studies of tissues from groups of lambs initially grazed on contaminated pasture and later (a) fed indoors on concentrates or (b) continuing to graze outdoors, showed the /sup 137/Cs concentrations to decline with half-lives of (a) 17 days and (b) 25 days, while the half-lives describing the reduction in total /sup 137/Cs activity were (a) 20 days and (b) 35 days.}
doi = {10.1016/0265-931X(88)90080-X}
journal = []
volume = {6:3}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1988}
month = {Jan}
}