137Cs uptake with cafeteria food after the Chernobyl accident

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Health Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-199211000-00009· OSTI ID:7175913

Voigt, G; Paretzke, H G ^[1]

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1. GSF-Institut fuer Strahlenschutz, Neuherberg (Germany)

After the Chernobyl accident, the activity concentrations of radiocesium were measured in both the meals served at the cafeteria of a research center and in the employees eating there. The time-dependent means of monthly 137Cs activities in meals and people show a similar distribution pattern with highest values between March and July 1987, i.e., only 1 y after the accident. In meals, the highest activities were found when the menu consisted of pork, milk, or milk products. The 50-y cumulative effective dose calculated from the whole-body measurements is 0.21 mSv for male and 0.15 mSv for female employees. Cafeteria food contributed only a small share to this exposure.

• OSTI ID: 7175913
• Journal Information: Health Physics; (United States), Vol. 63:5; ISSN 0017-9078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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