Cs-137 in milk, vegetation, soil, and water near the former Soviet Union's Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 9441769 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1614-7499 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09441344 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2013->: Berlin : Springer
      Original Publication: Landsberg, Germany : Ecomed
    • Subject Terms:
      Nuclear Weapons*; Artemisia/*chemistry ; Cesium Radioisotopes/*analysis ; Milk/*chemistry ; Soil Pollutants, Radioactive/*analysis ; Water Pollutants, Radioactive/*analysis; Animals ; Cattle ; Female ; Kazakhstan ; Radioactive Hazard Release ; USSR
    • Abstract:
      The present study was carried out to evaluate Cs-137 activity concentration in soil, water, vegetation, and cow's milk at 10 locations within three regions (Abai, Ayaguz, and Urdzhar) to the southeast of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (SNTS) in Kazakhstan. Cs-137 activity concentrations, determined using a pure Ge gamma-ray spectrometer, showed that, all samples collected did not exceed the National maximum allowable limits of 10,000 Bq/kg for soil, 100 Bq/kg for cow's milk, 74 Bq/kg for vegetation, and 11 Bq/kg for water. Cs-137 is, therefore, not considered a health hazard in these regions. The highest levels of contamination were found in the Abai region, where the highest activity concentration of Cs-137 was 18.0 ± 1.0 Bq/kg in soil, 7.60 ± 0.31 Bq/kg in cow's milk, 4.00 ± 0.14 Bq/kg in the vegetation, and 3.00 ± 0.24 Bq/kg in water. The lowest levels were measured within the Urdzhar region, where 4.00 ± 0.14 Bq/kg was found in the soil, 0.30 ± 0.02 Bq/kg in the cow's milk, 1.00 ± 0.03 Bq/kg in the vegetation, and 0.20 ± 0.02 Bq/kg in the water.
    • References:
      Health Phys. 2004 Feb;86(2):187-92. (PMID: 14744053)
      J Radiat Res. 2006 Feb;47 Suppl A:A101-16. (PMID: 16571924)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Cs-137; Milk; Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site; Soil; Vegetation; Water
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Cesium Radioisotopes)
      0 (Soil Pollutants, Radioactive)
      0 (Water Pollutants, Radioactive)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20151110 Date Completed: 20161020 Latest Revision: 20181202
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s11356-015-5741-7
    • Accession Number:
      26549709