Environmental Radioactivity and Dose Evaluation in Taiwan After the Chernobyl Accident
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Health Physics
- Vol. 56 (4) , 465-471
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-198904000-00008
Abstract
A substantial increase in fission product activity was observed in various environmental samples taken in Taiwan after the Chernobyl accident. The concentrations of long-lived fission products in air above ground, precipitation, grass, vegetation and milk were monitored in the next 7 wk. The individual effective dose equivalent committed by the first year of exposure and intake following the accident were evaluated. Average individual doses for the population in Taiwan are estimated at 0.9 μSv due to global fallout from the Chernobyl accident. This value is lower than that reported in neighboring countries in the Far East and poses no increased health impact to the public in Taiwan.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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