Radioactive cesium (134Cs and 137Cs) content in human placenta after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident
Title: Radioactive cesium (134Cs and 137Cs) content in human placenta after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident
Author: Makoto Suzuki, Hiroshi Terada, Nobuya Unno, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Naoki Kunugita, Hisanori Minakami
Reference: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 2 JUL 2013
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12071
Keywords: cesium;human placenta;nuclear power plant accident
Abstract: The degree of contamination with radioactive cesium (134Cs and 137Cs) in the human placenta after the accident at Fukushima nuclear power plant (FNP), which occurred on 11 March 2011, has not been assessed. Material and Methods:134Cs and 137Cs contents were determined in 10 placentas from 10 women who gave birth to term singleton infants during the period between October 2011 and August 2012 using high-purity germanium detectors for gamma ray spectrometry. Five women resided within 50 km of FNP (neighbor group) and gave birth by the end of February 2012, while the other five women resided within 210–290 km of FNP (distant group) and gave birth in July and August 2012.
URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jog.12071/abstract
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