Whole-Body Counter(WBC) and food radiocesium contamination surveys in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examined the internal Cs exposure of residents and the Cs present in food products produced in Namie. Whole-body counter (WBC) was used for the measurement of internal exposure per each whole body of examinees.

Methods

The food products which appeared to be used for consumption, were brought by residents and commercially available food items were excluded. Most of them were wild plants or food items produced by residents. Four years of data from April 2012 to March 2013 (fiscal 2012) and April 2015 to March 2016 (Fiscal 2015) were analyzed and studied.

Results

The average radioactivity measured by WBC was approximately 5 Bq for Cs-134, and 20 Bq for Cs-137 and the average committed effective dose was approximately 1 μSv. The average for the resident

SUBMITTER: Hosokawa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5363944 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature