W. Lechner et al., 10 YEARS AFTER CHERNOBYL - RADIOACTIVITY IN BREAST-MILK SAMPLES FROM TYROL, TIBET AND NEPAL, Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 109(22), 1997, pp. 884-886
10 years after the Chernobyl disaster gamma radioactivity from Cs-137
was determined in 53 breast milk samples from Tyrol, as well as 9 samp
les from Tibet and 2 from Nepal by means of a gammaspectrometer with a
germanium detector. In contrast to the values obtained within a few d
ays, and again 1 year after the nuclear plant catastrophe, all samples
from Tyrol showed gamma radioactivity levels (median 0.07 nCi/l; rang
e 0.02-0.20 nCi/l) which were now below the limit laid down for baby f
ood in Austria (0.3 nCi/l-11.1Bq). The samples from Tibet and Nepal re
gistered a slightly higher level of gamma radioactivity (median 0.16 n
Ci/l; range 0.16-0.41 nCi/l).