The evaluation of several indicators of cattle in the remote period after the Chernobyl accident

Title: The evaluation of several indicators of cattle in the remote period after the Chernobyl accident

Author:　Zarvanskaya, Svetlana Andreyevna

Reference: Moscow, 2004

Keywords: cattle, remote period after the accident, cesium-137, forage, milk

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the influence of incorporated Cs on some indicators of cows from farms of Klintsovsky Bryansk region in the remote period after the Chernobyl accident, and evaluate the effectiveness of the sorbents to reduce the transfer of Cs from forage into milk.

URL:http://www.dissercat.com/content/otsenka-nekotorykh-pokazatelei-sostoyaniya-krupnogo-rogatogo-skota-v-otdalennyi-period-posle

The transfer of 137Cs and 90Sr to dairy cattle fed fresh herbage collected 3.5 km from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

• Title: The transfer of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr to dairy cattle fed fresh herbage collected 3.5 km from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Author: Beresford, N.A. / Gashchak, S. / Lasarev, N / Arkhipov, A. / Chyorny, Y. / Astasheva, N. / Arkhipov, N. / (…) / Burov, N.

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 47 (2), p.157-170, Jan 2000

doi: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00037-5

Keywords: Milk; Cattle; Radiocaesium; Radiostrontium; Bioavailability; Chernobyl exclusion zone

Abstract: A study conducted during summer 1993 to determine the bioavailability and transfer of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr to dairy cattle from herbage collected from a pasture contaminated by particulate fallout is described. The study pasture was located 3.5 km from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The true absorption coefficient (A_t) determined for ¹³⁷Cs (0.23) was considerably lower than previous estimates for radiocaesium incorporated into vegetation by root uptake.

URL:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X99000375