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Published: 2012-06-30
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53747/nst.v2i2.279
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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2012)
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NGUYEN , T. N., NGUYEN , T. B., TRUONG , Y., NGUYEN , V. P., LE , N. S., NGUYEN , T. L., PHAN , S. H., NGUYEN , M. S., & LE , N. C. (2012). RADIONUCLIDES CONCENTRATION IN THE MAIN KINDS OF FOODS & FOODSTUFFS IN SOME ECOLOGICAL REGIONS OF VIETNAM. Nuclear Science and Technology, 2(2), 7-13. https://doi.org/10.53747/nst.v2i2.279

RADIONUCLIDES CONCENTRATION IN THE MAIN KINDS OF FOODS & FOODSTUFFS IN SOME ECOLOGICAL REGIONS OF VIETNAM

NGUYEN TRONG NGO1, NGUYEN THANH BINH1, TRUONG Y1, NGUYEN VAN PHUC1, LE NHU SIEU1, NGUYEN THI LINH1, PHAN SON HAI1, NGUYEN MONG SINH1, LE NGOC CHUNG2
1 Nuclear Research Institute
2 Dalat University

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Abstract

To acquire the existence of natural and artificial radionuclides in the main kinds of foods & foodstuffs samples is a necessary task for assessing the environment impact. For this reason, the Ministry of Science and Technology had approved a project on “Investigation on radionuclides and toxic elements concentration in the main kinds of foods & foodstuffs of Vietnam”. The paper focused on: Concentration of 40K, 210Pb, 210Po, 226Ra, U, Th, 90Sr, 137Cs, 239, 240Pu radionuclides in foods & foodstuffs samples collected from the Southern of Vietnam (Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan, Tien Giang, Can Tho and Tra Vinh Provinces and Ho Chi Minh City).


About 1250 data of above mentioned radionuclides concentrations in 140 the samples collected at 6 selected sites are summarized and presented in this paper. In general, the levels of radionuclides in the samples are much lower as compared with the ICRP's Guidline levels.

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Radionuclides, Foods & foodstuffs, International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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