title: Ingestion doses in Finland due to (90)Sr, (134)Cs, and (137)Cs from nuclear weapons testing and the Chernobyl accident.
abstract: (90)Sr and (137)Cs in domestic foodstuffs and water have been analysed in Finland since the early 1960s, and (134)Cs since 1986. Using data on radionuclide deposition levels, agricultural production, and the processing and consumption of foodstuffs, the average intake and radiation dose from the ingestion of these radionuclides have been assessed. The estimated committed effective dose from the ingestion of (90)Sr, (137)Cs, and (134)Cs in food and water for the period 1960-2005 is 2.2 mSv, and for the period since the Chernobyl accident in 1986 it is 1.3 mSv.
authors.affiliation: Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), P.O. Box 14, FIN-00881 Helsinki, Finland. aino.rantavaara@stuk.fi
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authors.lastname: Rantavaara
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D001822:Body Burden; D002586:Cesium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D047852:Chernobyl Nuclear Accident; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005387:Finland; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D054043:Nuclear Weapons; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D013324:Strontium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014915:Whole-Body Counting / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002586:Cesium; D013324:Strontium