Radiocesium in children residing in the western districts of the Bryansk Oblast from 1991-1996
Radiocesium in children residing in the western districts of the Bryansk Oblast from 1991-1996
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DOI:
10.1097/00004032-200008000-00011
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发表时间:
2000-08-01
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影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Yamashita, S
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作者:
Hoshi, M;Konstantinov, YO;Yamashita, S
Measurements of Cs-137 body burden were carried out in 1991-1996 for children residing in the western part of Bryansk Oblast (Russia) where area contamination with Cs-137 following the Chernobyl accident varied from 0.03-3.7 MBq m(-2). The mean and median values of Cs-137 specific activity (SA) in the bodies of children 5-15 y old for the whole period of surveillance averaged for 26,029 measurements was 85 Bq kg(-1) and 49 Bq kg(-1), respectively. Mean values in different places of residence varied from 30-342 Bq kg(-1) for the settlements where the number of examinees was not less than 50. There is a moderately strong relationship between mean SA in the settlement and the level of area contamination with Cs-137. A strong seasonal effect on Cs-137 body burden was found. The ratio of average SA values is 1:1.75 for spring to autumn 1992-1995 in the settlement where the largest number of children was examined. This effect might be attributed to a seasonal change in diet. Based on questionnaire information on individual consumption of locally produced foods, the descending rank of contribution of food items to Cs-137 intake by children was found to be: meat-mushrooms-milk-vegetables. Assuming that the dose distribution would follow the distribution of SA values, internal doses to the whole body from ingested Cs-137 were assessed. The mean value of annual internal dose averaged for the whole set of measurements is 0.21 mSv, and the median of the individual dose distribution is 0.12 mSv y(-1). For 2% of the total sample the annual dose exceeded I mSv, with the highest individual dose being 9 mSv in 1994 for a 7-y-old girl.