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12. Chernobyl's Radioactive Contamination of Food and People

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2009
In many European countries levels of I-131, Cs-134/137, Sr-90, and other radionuclides in milk, dairy products, vegetables, grains, meat, and fish increased drastically (sometimes as much as 1,000-fold) immediately after the catastrophe. Up until 1991 the United States imported food products with measurable amounts of Chernobyl radioactive ...
Alexey V, Nesterenko   +2 more
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Radioactive contamination of food and the intake by man

International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part C. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 1989
Abstract This paper describes the different pathways by which food is contaminated after a release of radionuclides into the environment. Equations to calculate the contamination level, as well as the most important parameters used in these equations, are included.
Frissel, MJ   +5 more
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Irradiated and radioactively contaminated foods: Analysis of EU RASFF notifications from 1997 to 2022

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2023
Food irradiation technique is an authorized tool used on a commercial scale in many countries to preserve different types of foodstuffs from deterioration caused by microorganisms, insects, and metabolic activity to prolong their shelf life without leaving any residual effect on processed foods, unlike preservatives and pesticides.
Fawzy Eissa, Asmaa Ezz El-Dein
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Finnish stakeholder engagement in the restoration of a radioactively contaminated food supply chain

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2005
An expert group was established in 2001 representing various organisations and authorities responsible for primary production, food processing, the distribution and consumption of foodstuffs, food safety and availability, catering and extension services, nature conservation, research into environmental impacts, and the media.
A, Rantavaara   +9 more
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Research Trends of Radioactive Contamination Influences on Agriculture and Food Consumption Behavior

2013
This paper reviewed the research results of agriculture and food consumption related to the Great East Japan Earthquake in the field of Socio-Economics, and tried to evaluate the major results, remaining issues and directions of future research which should be expanded.
Monma, Toshiyuki, Monma, Toshiyuki
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Food after Fukushima--Japan's regulatory response to the radioactive contamination of its food chain.

Food and drug law journal, 2014
The nuclear accident in Fukushima triggered a process of regulatory action, inspections, and market restrictions that has deeply affected the Japanese food market. When higher than permissible levels of radioactivity entered the food chain, the Japanese Government had to take strong measures to protect consumers.
Gijs, Berends, Megumi, Kobayashi
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