The concentration of 137Cs in the surface of the Greek marine environment.

Title: The concentration of ¹³⁷Cs in the surface of the Greek marine environment.

Author: Florou, H.; Nicolaou, G.; Evangeliou, N.

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. Aug2010, Vol. 101 Issue 8, p654-657. 4p.

doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.03.016.

Keywords: Caesium; Chernobyl; Surface seawaters; Food dosimetry; Greece

Abstract: The radiological status of the Greek marine environment, prior to the Chernobyl accident, was characterized mainly by the fallout from nuclear weapon tests. However, the release of radioactivity into the environment from the accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and its deposition in the Greek marine environment resulted in an increase of the ¹³⁷Cs activity concentration by approximately one order of magnitude. In addition, the direct transport of radiocaesium into the North Aegean Sea has been further influenced by the late impact of the Chernobyl accident on the Greek marine environment, related to the transfer of ¹³⁷Cs, mainly through the Dnieper but also the Danube rivers, to the Black Sea and further to the North Aegean Sea through the Straits of Dardanelles. The aim of this work is to provide a present day picture of the geographic variation of the concentration of ¹³⁷Cs in the surface layer of the Greek marine environment and hence, to evaluate the annual committed effective dose delivered to humans through the ingestion pathway from marine sources.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X10000834

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