Environmental Radioactivity in Denmark in 1986
Abstract
Strontium-90, radiocesium and other radionuclides were determined in samples from all over the country of air, precipitation, stream water, lake water, ground water, drinking water, sea water, soil, sediments, dried milk, fresh milk, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, grain, bread, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, grass, moss, lichen, sea plants, total diet, and humans. Estimates of the mean contents of radiostrontium and radiocesium in the human diet in Denmark during 1986 are given. Tritium was determined in atmospheric precipitation, ground water, other fresh waters and sea water. The gamma-background was measured regularly by TLD, ionization chamber and on site gamma-spectroscopy at locations around Risoe, at ten of the State experimental farms, along the coasts of the Great Belt and around Gylling Naes. The marine environments at Barsebaeck and Ringhals were monitored for cesium 137 cs and corrosion products (Cobalt 58, Cobalt 60, Zn 65, Manganese 54). The Chernobyl accident caused a substantial expansion of the environmental monitoring activities in Denmark. The programme was expanded to an extent similar to that in the sixties. Keywords: Russian reactor accidents; Radiation monitors; Radioactive fallout; Radioactive isotopes; Background radiation; Food chains; Data tables; Aquatic ecosystems; Environmental impact.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA204313
Entities
People
- A. Aarkrog
- Chen Q. Jiang
- H. Dahlgaard
- Heinz Hansen
- L. Boetter-jensen