title: Database of meteorological and radiation measurements made in Belarus during the first three months following the Chernobyl accident.
abstract: Results of all available meteorological and radiation measurements that were performed in Belarus during the first three months after the Chernobyl accident were collected from various sources and incorporated into a single database. Meteorological information such as precipitation, wind speed and direction, and temperature in localities were obtained from meteorological station facilities. Radiation measurements include gamma-exposure rate in air, daily fallout, concentration of different radionuclides in soil, grass, cow's milk and water as well as total beta-activity in cow's milk. Considerable efforts were made to evaluate the reliability of the measurements that were collected. The electronic database can be searched according to type of measurement, date, and location. The main purpose of the database is to provide reliable data that can be used in the reconstruction of thyroid doses resulting from the Chernobyl accident.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892-7238, USA. drozdovv@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Drozdovitch
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zhukova
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Germenchuk
authors.forename: Arkady
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khrutchinsky
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kukhta
authors.forename: Nickolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Luckyanov
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Minenko
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Podgaiskaya
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Savkin
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vakulovsky
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Voillequé
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouville
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D047852:Chernobyl Nuclear Accident; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry; D006109:Poaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000032:analysis; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011891:Rain; D002094:Republic of Belarus; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis; D014919:Wind
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D011868:Radioisotopes; D014867:Water