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Contamination of Japanese foodstuffs of terrestrial origin after the Fukushima nuclear accident and related dose assessments Part 1: foodstuff contamination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2013

PH. Renaud ,
M. Simon-Cornu ,
M.-A. Gonze ,
C. Mourlon ,
V. Parache ,
I. Korsakissok ,
E. Navarro ,
B. Cessac ,
A. Rannou  and
D. Champion

Abstract

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During and after the Fukushima accident, the IRSN collected and interpreted the results of radiological measurements performed on foodstuffs of terrestrial origin published by Japan's Ministry of Health between mid-March 2011 and July 2012. Analysis of the findings shows that the accident's date, livestock-rearing practices and the deposits' characteristics had a decisive influence. The fact that radioactive fallout occurred very early in the growing and breeding season largely explains the moderate contamination of most foodstuffs of terrestrial origin, notably in the areas with the largest deposits. In the case of dairy products and meat, feeding imported fodder to livestock in stables, a common practice in Japan, compounded the calendar effect. Measurements published in Japan have also borne out the particular sensitivity of mushrooms, including cultivated species, and game.

Keywords

Fukushima NPP accidentfoodstuff contamination
Type
Research Article
Information
Radioprotection , Volume 48 , Issue 4 , October 2013 , pp. 493 - 509
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, 2013

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