Retrospective measurements of airborne 12 9 Iodine in Austria

Title: Retrospective measurements of airborne 12 9 Iodine in Austria

Author: Jabbar, Tania / Wallner, Gabriele / Steier, Peter / Katzlberger, Christian / Kandler, Norbert

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 112, p.90-95, Oct 2012

doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.05.010

Keywords: Iodine-129; Aerosols; AMS; Historical data; Inhalation dose; Austria

Abstract: …1960’s (and by the Chernobyl accident in 1986) were overwhelmed…the degree to which the thyroid of individuals is saturated…concentration of radioiodine in the thyroid gland significantly increases the risk of thyroid cancer development. To determine radiological…

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X12001245