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Aftermath of Chernobyl in Sweden: Levels of 137Cs in Foodstuffs (1987)

AuteurD.Mascanzoni
Datum1987
Classificatie 2.34.8.32/11 (TSJERNOBYL - GEVOLGEN REST EUROPA - BESMET VOEDSEL)
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INTRODUCTION

On April 26 1986, a reactor unit of 1000 MW (graphite moderated, light water 
cooled) in the Chernobyl Power Station, USSR, ignited after an explosion and 
substantial amounts of radioactive materials were released. Air masses moved 
towards Scandinavia and on -April 28 a radioactive fallout was detected in Sweden. 
The Swedish National Institute of Radiation Protection (SSI) and the National 
Defence Research Institute FOA) immediately started a radiation monitoring program, 
followed a few days later by other laboratories and universities. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
The insertion and subsequent accumulation of radioactive substances in ecosystem 
focuses attention on a highly complex set of natural processes. In a health perspective, 
it poses particular concern for the food chain. Therefore, a special "Chernobyl group" 
within the National Food Administration (SLV) started work to deal with the situation 
that had arisen. In order to issue action guidelines and to reduce the doses from intake 
of contaminated food, an extensive program of measurements was started by SLV in 
co-operation with this Department. The primary aim of the monitoring was to obtain a 
detailed survey of contents of radionuclides in a wide variety of foodstuffs, including 
vegetables, fruits, edible wild plants, dairy products, wild and tame animals.
The entire program succeeded thanks to the excellent collaboration between the 
"Chernobyl group" and this Department: daily contacts were immediately established 
and practical routines were soon operative in a constructive yet informal atmosphere. 
The results presented in this report cover the period May-November 1986 and concern 
only the food samples collected in order to be able to issue recommendations to the 
public in the most contaminated areas. The work carried out by the SLV and 
particularly by the "Chernobyl group" has been summarized elsewhere. (7, 8)

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