Radiation contamination after the chernobyl nuclear accident and the effective dose received by the population of Croatia
Title: Radiation contamination after the chernobyl nuclear accident and the effective dose received by the population of Croatia
Author: Lokobauer, Nevenka / Franić, Zdenko / Bauman, Alica / Maračić, Manda / Cesar, Dobroslav / Senčar, Jasminka
Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 41 (2), p.137-146, Nov 1998
doi: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00006-4
Keywords: Radioactive contamination, Croatia, humans, 137Cs, 90Sr
Abstract: Because of the Chernobyl nuclear accident which led to enhanced deposition of all fission products, contamination of the human environment in the Republic of Croatia was much higher than in the previous two decades. The paper deals with the investigation of deposition and contamination by fission product radionuclides (137Cs and 90Sr, in particular), especially within the human food chain. Its aim was to determine differences in contamination levels resulting from the Chernobyl accident and from large-scale atmospheric nuclear weapon tests. For the year following the Chernobyl accident, the radiation doses received from external and internal exposures were estimated for 1-year old infants, children at the age of 10-years and adults. The corresponding annual effective doses were 1·49, 0·93 and 0·83 mSv, respectively. The paper also gives data on the yearly intakes of 137Cs and 90Sr in foods and the corresponding effective doses received by the population of Croatia over many years from the global fallout following nuclear weapons testing and the Chernobyl accident.
URL:http://www.franic.info/radovi/NLokobauer_Radiation_Contamination_after_Chernobyl.pdf
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