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Internal radiation exposure from (137)Cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine: 2016–2018
The total annual effective dose has steadily decreased since the fallout of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. However, chronic internal exposure to (137)Cs still persists and fluctuates in a complex and unpredictable manner. Recently, body contamination was found to primarily occur owing to the int...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10503735/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37713425 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291498 |
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author | Sartayev, Yesbol Matsuu-Matsuyama, Mutsumi Yamaguchi, Izumi Takahashi, Jumpei Gutevich, Alexander Hayashida, Naomi |
author_facet | Sartayev, Yesbol Matsuu-Matsuyama, Mutsumi Yamaguchi, Izumi Takahashi, Jumpei Gutevich, Alexander Hayashida, Naomi |
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description | The total annual effective dose has steadily decreased since the fallout of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. However, chronic internal exposure to (137)Cs still persists and fluctuates in a complex and unpredictable manner. Recently, body contamination was found to primarily occur owing to the intake of forest foodstuffs that contain long-lived (137)Cs. Forest foodstuffs may have up to 100 times higher concentration of cesium than does local milk and meat. The present study aimed to investigate the recent dietary habits of residents in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine, and assess the effect of the intake of forest foodstuffs on the increase in internal radioactivity from (137)Cs. We screened 1,612 participants, from July 2016 to February 2018 for internal radioactivity, using whole-body counter at Korosten Medical Center and surveyed their background and intake habits. We analyzed the association among food type, intake frequency, and internal exposure dose. The analysis revealed that nearly 90% of the participants regularly consumed one of the forest foodstuffs (mushrooms, berries, fish) or milk. Nearly 80% of the participants indicated that they consumed mushrooms or berries or both. Internal radioactivity was detected in 30% of the participants. The diet that included mushrooms exhibited the highest internal radioactivity. The lowest Bq/kg concentration was observed in the only-berry group, following the no-intake group. There was a significant correlation between the intake frequency and the magnitude of Bq/kg. Radioactivity detected in the mushroom-berry and only-mushroom group were 8.6 and 9.2 Bq/kg, respectively. The lowest and highest intake frequency showed a radioactivity of 2.4 and 7.5 Bq/kg, respectively. Radioactivity in the winter season was significantly higher than that in other seasons. In conclusion, our study revealed that internal radioactivity varies depending on the type of food, intake frequency, and season. |
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spelling | pubmed-105037352023-09-16 Internal radiation exposure from (137)Cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine: 2016–2018 Sartayev, Yesbol Matsuu-Matsuyama, Mutsumi Yamaguchi, Izumi Takahashi, Jumpei Gutevich, Alexander Hayashida, Naomi PLoS One Research Article The total annual effective dose has steadily decreased since the fallout of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. However, chronic internal exposure to (137)Cs still persists and fluctuates in a complex and unpredictable manner. Recently, body contamination was found to primarily occur owing to the intake of forest foodstuffs that contain long-lived (137)Cs. Forest foodstuffs may have up to 100 times higher concentration of cesium than does local milk and meat. The present study aimed to investigate the recent dietary habits of residents in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine, and assess the effect of the intake of forest foodstuffs on the increase in internal radioactivity from (137)Cs. We screened 1,612 participants, from July 2016 to February 2018 for internal radioactivity, using whole-body counter at Korosten Medical Center and surveyed their background and intake habits. We analyzed the association among food type, intake frequency, and internal exposure dose. The analysis revealed that nearly 90% of the participants regularly consumed one of the forest foodstuffs (mushrooms, berries, fish) or milk. Nearly 80% of the participants indicated that they consumed mushrooms or berries or both. Internal radioactivity was detected in 30% of the participants. The diet that included mushrooms exhibited the highest internal radioactivity. The lowest Bq/kg concentration was observed in the only-berry group, following the no-intake group. There was a significant correlation between the intake frequency and the magnitude of Bq/kg. Radioactivity detected in the mushroom-berry and only-mushroom group were 8.6 and 9.2 Bq/kg, respectively. The lowest and highest intake frequency showed a radioactivity of 2.4 and 7.5 Bq/kg, respectively. Radioactivity in the winter season was significantly higher than that in other seasons. In conclusion, our study revealed that internal radioactivity varies depending on the type of food, intake frequency, and season. Public Library of Science 2023-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10503735/ /pubmed/37713425 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291498 Text en © 2023 Sartayev et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Sartayev, Yesbol Matsuu-Matsuyama, Mutsumi Yamaguchi, Izumi Takahashi, Jumpei Gutevich, Alexander Hayashida, Naomi Internal radiation exposure from (137)Cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine: 2016–2018 |
title | Internal radiation exposure from (137)Cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine: 2016–2018 |
title_full | Internal radiation exposure from (137)Cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine: 2016–2018 |
title_fullStr | Internal radiation exposure from (137)Cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine: 2016–2018 |
title_full_unstemmed | Internal radiation exposure from (137)Cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine: 2016–2018 |
title_short | Internal radiation exposure from (137)Cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine: 2016–2018 |
title_sort | internal radiation exposure from (137)cs and its association with the dietary habits of residents from areas affected by the chernobyl nuclear accident, ukraine: 2016–2018 |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10503735/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37713425 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291498 |
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