Evaluation of abundance of artificial radionuclides in food products in South Korea and sources

Lee, S.H.; Oh, Jeill; Lee, K.B.; Lee, J.M.; Hwang, S. H.; Lee, M.K.; Kwon, Eun Jin; Kim, C.S.; Choi, Inhee; Yeo, In-Young; Yoon, Jeongeun; Im, Jong-Su

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.01.008

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“…The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 with the explosion at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in Japan in 2011 caused a problem that affects the entire global community. These situations confirmed the need to control environmental and human exposure to radiation (Tateda et al, 2016;Lee et al, 2018;Chernobyl Disaster..., 2018). Previous papers have reported that hazard of contamination with technogenically enhanced radionuclides in the Dnipro basin reservoirs is due to the location and functioning of uranium mining and processing complexes (Dvoretsky et al, 2016).…”

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The contents of artificial and natural radionuclides in tissues of the Percidae fish from the Dnipro Reservoir

Ananieva¹,

Shapovalenko²

2019

Ukr J Ecol

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The contents of artificial and natural radionuclides of 137Cs, 90Sr, 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K had been investigated in muscle and bone tissues, gill petals, and scales of common perch Perca fluviatilis and pikeperch Sander lucioperca from two fishing areas of the Dnipro (Zaporizhzhia) Reservoir. The specific radionuclide activities were measured with the SEG-001 “AKP-C” and SEB-01-150 scintillation spectrometers of gamma- and beta-radiation energy in Bq/kg of wet weight. The radioactive elements of both natural and artificial origins were concentrated greatly in common perch tissues compared to pikeperch. The bone and muscle tissues contained the maximal levels of radionuclides, while respectively smaller amounts of radionuclides were found in gills and scales. The radionuclide levels in the tissues of investigated fish species were significantly higher in the Dnipro Reservoir area with weak flowage and slow water exchange.

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The contents of artificial and natural radionuclides in tissues of the Percidae fish from the Dnipro Reservoir

Ananieva¹,

Shapovalenko²

2019

Ukr J Ecol

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“…After the FDNPP accident, several studies have been reported concentrations of radiocesium in wild mushrooms [ 23 – 25 ]. In Namie town, Fukushima Prefecture, the median concentrations of radiocesium in shiitake mushroom in each year from fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2015 were 4,070, 973, 2,269 and 742 Bq/kg [ 25 ].…”

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Radiocesium concentrations in mushrooms collected in Kawauchi Village five to eight years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

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Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011, radionuclides such as iodine-131, cesium-134 and cesium-137 were released into environment. In this study, we collected wild mushrooms from the Kawauchi Village of Fukushima Prefecture, located less than 30 km southwest of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, to evaluate their radiocesium (134 Cs+ 137 Cs) concentrations and the risk of internal radiation exposure in local residents. 342 mushroom samples were collected from 2016 to 2019. All samples were analysed for radiocesium content by a high-purity germanium detector. Among 342 mushroom samples, 260 mushroom samples (76%) were detected the radiocesium exceeding the regulatory limit of radiocesium (100 Bq/kg for general foods in Japan). The median of committed effective dose from ingestion of wild mushrooms was in the range of 0.015-0.053 mSv in 2016, 0.0025-0.0087 mSv in 2017, 0.029-0.110 mSv in 2018 and 0.011-0.036 mSv in 2019 based on the assumption that Japanese citizens consumed wild mushrooms for 1 year. Thus, our study showed that although radiocesium is still detected in mushrooms collected in Kawauchi village even after 5 to 9 years later, the committed effective dose due to consuming mushrooms was lower than 1 mSv per year. Long-term comprehensive follow-up should monitor radiocesium concentrations in wild mushrooms to support the recovery of the community after the nuclear disaster.

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Natural radioactivity and total K content in wild-growing or cultivated edible mushrooms and soils from Galicia (NW, Spain)

Melgar

García

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Evaluation of abundance of artificial radionuclides in food products in South Korea and sources

Cited by 13 publications

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The contents of artificial and natural radionuclides in tissues of the Percidae fish from the Dnipro Reservoir

The contents of artificial and natural radionuclides in tissues of the Percidae fish from the Dnipro Reservoir

Radiocesium concentrations in mushrooms collected in Kawauchi Village five to eight years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

Natural radioactivity and total K content in wild-growing or cultivated edible mushrooms and soils from Galicia (NW, Spain)

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