Internal exposure to 210Po and 40K from ingestion of cooked daily foodstuffs for adults in Japanese cities

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-425

  Sugiyama, Hideo ^a   Terada, Hiroshi ^a   Isomura, Kimio ^b   Iijima, Ikuyo ^c   Kobayashi, Jun ^d   Kitamura, Kiyoshi ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^c KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Japan Chemical Analysis Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

210Po; 40K; Alpha spectrometry; Dose; Foodstuff; Intake

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; POLONIUM; POTASSIUM 40;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET; FISH; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE; MUSHROOM; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEAWEED; SHELLFISH; SPECTROMETRY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 68549118835     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.34.417     Document Type: Article

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