title: Radioactive contamination monitoring for the Korean public following Fukushima nuclear accident.
abstract: On March 11, 2011, as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake, severe damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant caused the release of radioactive materials. We conducted radioactive contamination monitoring for Korean residents in Japan and Korean travelers to East Japan after the accident. More than 800 members of the Korean public were surveyed for personal monitoring. Measured levels of external and internal contamination were within the screening levels for each monitoring method.
authors.affiliation: Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS), 215-4 Gongneung, Nowon, Seoul 139-706, Republic of Korea. lovin@kirams.re.kr
authors.forename: Wi-Ho
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Jaeryong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Seokwon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Min-Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pak
authors.forename: Seyong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Mi-Ryeong
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung-Sook
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D062406:Fukushima Nuclear Accident; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014915:Whole-Body Counting / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D011868:Radioisotopes
keywords: Fukushima nuclear accident; Gross alpha/beta analysis; Radioactive contamination; Surface contamination monitoring; Whole body counting