Abstract:
:Habit surveys were carried out around four licensed nuclear sites to identify people who collect foodstuffs from the wild (so-called 'free foods'). In total, around 800 collectors were readily identified, most of whom collected more than one free food. The data indicated that estimates of higher than average doses could reasonably be based on the three foodstuffs of most importance. Foods were selected for further study on the basis of either the number of collectors or the amount consumed. The radionuclides of interest were identified using published information on the discharges from each site. The resultant average and higher than average doses were estimated using the site-specific habit data. For all sites, doses from the consumption of free foods were low and of no radiological importance. Assessments based solely on data for cultivated foods would not therefore have underestimated radiological impact significantly. However, given the wide utilisation of free foods found in this study, for rigorous assessments it would be prudent to take account of the consumption of foods from the wild.
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Radiat Prot Dosimetryjournal_title
Radiation protection dosimetryauthors
Green N,Wilkins BT,Hammond DJ,Davidson MF,Richmond S,Brooker Sdoi
10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006415keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2001-01-01 00:00:00pages
67-73issue
1eissn
0144-8420issn
1742-3406journal_volume
93pub_type
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