“Soil deposition of 137Cs equal to 37 kBq m-2 (1 Ci km-2) was chosen as a provisional minimum contamination level, because
(1) this level was about ten times higher than the 137Cs deposition in Europe from global fallout, and
(2) at this level, the human dose during the 1st year after the accident was about 1 mSv and was considered to be radiologically important."
Source & © UN Chernobyl Forum - Environmental Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident and Their Remediation, 2.1.5, page 32
Figure 1. Surface-ground deposition of 137Cs throughout Europe as a result of the Chernobyl accident (De Cort et al. 1998)
Figure 2. Pathways of exposure to man from environmental releases of radioactive materials
Figure 3. Incidence rate of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents exposed to 131I as a result of the Chernobyl accident (Jacob et al., )
Figure 4. Prevalence at birth of congenital malformations in 4 oblasts of Belarus with high and low levels of radio nuclide contamination (Lazjuk et al., 1999)
Figure 5. Reduction with time of 137Cs activity concentration in milk produced in private and collective farms of the Rovno region of Ukraine with a comparison to the temporary permissible level (TPL)
Figure 6. Averaged 137Cs activity concentrations in fish from Kyiv reservoir (UHMI 2004)
Figure 7. Changes with time in the use of Prussian blue in the CIS countries (IAEA, )
Figure 10. What worries you most today?
Where is Chernobyl located?
Administrative regions surrounding the Chernobyl reactor
Table: Summary of average accumulated doses to affected populations from Chernobyl fallout
Table: Chernobyl-related construction, 1986-2000
Major radioactive substances released by the Chernobyl accident
Radiation Units
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