title: Transfer coefficient of 137Cs from feed to cow milk in tropical region Kaiga, India.
abstract: In the transport model for the prediction of the concentration of (137)Cs in milk, the transfer coefficient from feed to milk, F(m), is an important parameter. Site-specific transfer coefficient from feed to cow's milk, for (137)Cs in the Kaiga environment, a nuclear power station site in India, determined over a period of 10 y is presented in this paper. The value is determined from (137)Cs concentration in milk and grass samples of the Kaiga region and the result ranged from 6.43E-03 to 1.09E-02 d l(-1) with a geometric mean value of 8.0E-03 d l(-1). The result is compared with that for (40)K, determined concurrently at the same region and ranged from 3.06E-03 to 3.48E-03 d l(-1) with a geometric mean value of 3.26E-03 d l(-1). This parameter is quite useful in decision-making for implementing countermeasures during a large area contamination with (137)Cs in tropical areas like Kaiga.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Survey Laboratory,  Kaiga Generating Station, (Health Physics Division, BARC), Kaiga, Uttar Kannada District, Karwar, Karnataka 581400,  India.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Dileep
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mulla
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Reji
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D003657:Decision Making; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D006109:Poaceae; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive