Effect of cooking on radionuclide concentrations in waterfowl tissues

Guidance Manual for Conducting Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessments at the INEL

“…Several authors have calculated potential doses to humans from consuming contaminated meats (Fraley and Bowman 1982;Connelly and Markham 1983;Halford 1987;Markham et al 1988;Morris et al in preparation). In every case, the predicted potential doses have been found to be insignificant relative to DOE standards and background doses.…”

“…Doses received by individual organisms provide a basis for determining the potential for harm to populations. A number of authors have calculated or estimated doses to ecological receptors from internal and external contamination received at the INEL Fraley et al 1982;Halford 1987;Halford 1987b;Markham et al 1988;Morris et al in preparation). found that some maximally exposed small mammals inhabiting the TRA radioactive waste pond basin received doses that had been found to reduce life expectancy in earlier studies .…”