Retrospective Dosimetry Related to Chronic Environmental Exposure

Radioactive contamination of the environment occurred in the early fifties as a result of the releases from the Mayak plutonium production complex (Southern Urals, Russia). The releases of liquid wastes into the Techa river resulted in chronic exposure of 30,000 residents of the riverside communitie...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 1998-01, Vol.79 (1-4), p.155-160
Main Authors: Degteva, M.O., Kozheurov, V.P., Tolstykh (INVITED), E.I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autopsy
Bone Marrow - chemistry
Cesium Radioisotopes - analysis
Databases, Factual
Environmental Exposure - analysis
Humans
Plutonium
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Injuries - epidemiology
Radiation Monitoring - methods
Radioactive Hazard Release
Radioactive Waste
Radiometry
Retrospective Studies
Russia
Strontium Radioisotopes - analysis
Tooth - chemistry
Water Pollutants, Radioactive - analysis
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Summary:Radioactive contamination of the environment occurred in the early fifties as a result of the releases from the Mayak plutonium production complex (Southern Urals, Russia). The releases of liquid wastes into the Techa river resulted in chronic exposure of 30,000 residents of the riverside communities. Since 1951 90Sr body burdens have been measured for over half of this cohort. This paper presents the analysis of data on 90Sr in humans and describes the reconstruction of internal doses for these people.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032381