Observations of Fukushima fallout in Great Britain

Radioactivity from Fukushima nuclear accident detected in Lisbon, Portugal

“…An estimate of 131 I that could be transferred to milk of outdoor grazing cattle led to insignificant activities, much lower than 1 Bq dm À3 (IAEA, 2010). Similar results were generally achieved in other European regions (Beresford et al, 2012). Consumption of leafy vegetables grown in the Lisbon area, assuming 100% interception of radioactive fallout by plant leaves followed by full transfer of deposited radionuclides to consumers with vegetable intake, could lead to a worst case scenario (although unlikely) dose of near 39 nSv, using IAEA recommended dose conversion factors for the ingestion pathway (IAEA, 1996).…”

“…The deposition of 131 I on grasslands and pastures, 0.92 AE 0.11 Bq m À2 in the Lisbon area determined with the surface collector, was also lower than recorded in other locations in Europe (Beresford et al, 2012). An estimate of 131 I that could be transferred to milk of outdoor grazing cattle led to insignificant activities, much lower than 1 Bq dm À3 (IAEA, 2010).…”

An overview of measurements of radionuclides in foods of the Comunidad Valenciana (Spain)

“…Chernobyl and more recently Fukushima nuclear accidents have confirmed that not only the area next to the nuclear facility but also areas which are far away from the nuclear plant are exposed to an increment of levels of radioactivity above the background level (Thakur, P., 2013, Huang-Sheng Chiu, et al, 2013, Beresford, N.A., et al, 2012. In addition, human activities such as industry and agriculture may also increase background level in surrounding areas.…”

Spatial datasets of radionuclide contamination in the Ukrainian Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

“…a radioactively contaminated site that will provide a focus for joint, long-term, radioecological research which will help address challenges identified for the field of radioecology . For this to be successful, relevant data for the CEZ need to be made openly available; indeed the deficiency of open data has been highlighted as one of the causes for the lack of scientific consensus with regard to published studies from within the CEZ and more recently areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima accident (Beresford et al, 2012a, b;Barnett and Welch, 2016).…”