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[ 137Cs] and 40K Activities of Foodstuffs Consumed in Jeju

제주지역에서 소비되는 식품 중 137Cs과 40K 방사능 농도

  • Kang, Tae-Woo (Jeju Regional Radiation Monitoring Station, Cheju National University) ;
  • Hong, Kyung-Ae (Applied Radiological Science Research Institute, Cheju National University) ;
  • Park, Won-Pyo (Faculty of Horticultural Life Science, Cheju National University) ;
  • U., Zang-Kual (Faculty of Horticultural Life Science, Cheju National University)
  • 강태우 (제주지방 방사능측정소) ;
  • 홍경애 (제주대학교 방사선응용과학연구소) ;
  • 박원표 (제주대학교 원예생명과학부) ;
  • 유장걸 (제주대학교 원예생명과학부)
  • Published : 2004.03.31

Abstract

This work was conducted to provide the reference data of radioactivity in the foodstuffs at a radiological emergency situation in Jeju Island The sampled foodstuffs were agricultural (31), livestock (6), marine (12) and forest products (4), and processed foods (3) consumed by Jeju Islanders. $^{137}Cs$ and $^{40}K$ activities were determined by HPGe r-ray spectromety. The activity ranges of $^{137}Cs$ was ${\sim}650\;mBq/kg$ fresh in the agricultural products, ${\sim}131\;mBq/kg$. fresh in the livestock, ${\sim}834\;mBq/kg$ fresh in the forest, ${\sim}253\;mBq/kg$ fresh in the marine and $32.0{\sim}483\;mBq/kg$. fresh in the processed foods (tea). In case of $^{40}K$ the activity was $16.6{\sim}542\;Bq/kg$. fresh in the agricultural products, $39.1{\sim}294\;Bq/kg$ fresh in the livestock, $85.5{\sim}116\;Bq/kg$ fresh in the forest, $50.1{\sim}657\;Bq/kg$ fresh in the marine, and $33.6{\sim}1,065\;Bq/kg$ fresh in the processed foods (tea). The highest activity of $^{137}Cs$, 834mBq/kg fresh was observed in oak mushroom and $^{40}K$ 1,065 Bq/kg fresh in coffee. Annual effective doses of $^{137}Cs$ and $^{40}K$ by intake of foodstuffs per capita were the following order; agricultural products (66,543 nSv) > livestock products (19,311 nSv) > processed foods (6,648 nSv) > marine products (6,579 nSv) > forest products (860 nSv). Therefore, total annual effective dose was summed 99,941 nSv which is quite low level comparing to the annual effective dose by external exposure, 2,400,000 nSv. The data obtained in this study can be useful for monitoring whether the foodstuffs are contaminated or not at an emergency radiation accident, and showed that the foodstuffs consumed in Jeju are safe in terms of annual effective dose of $^{137}Cs$ and $^{40}K$

본 연구는 제주지역에서 소비되는 식품류 중의 $^{137}Cs$$^{40}K$ 방사능 농도를 조사하여, 식품 섭취에 따른 $^{137}Cs$$^{40}K$에 의한 내부피폭 선량의 값을 평가함으로써 만일의 원자력 사고로 인한 방사능 오염에 대처할 수 있는 기초 자료를 확보하고자 수행하였다. 시료로 채취한 식품류는 농산물 31, 축산물 6, 수산물 12, 임산물 4 그리고 가공식품(차류)이 3종류였고, 방사능 분석은 고순도 게르마늄검출기가 장착된 감마선분광계로 수행하였다. 시료 중 $^{137}Cs$ 방사능 농도범위는 농산물이 MDA이하 ${\sim}650\;mBq/kg$ fresh 축산물 MDA이하 ${\sim}131\;mBq/kg$ fresh, 임산물 MDA이하 ${\sim}834\;mBq/kg$ fresh, 수산물 MDA이하 ${\sim}253\;mBq/kg$ fresh, 그리고 가공식품은 $32.0{\sim}483\;mBq/kg$ fresh 이었다. $^{40}K$의 경우는 농산물 $16.6{\sim}542\;Bq/kg$ fresh, 축산물 $39.1{\sim}294\;Bq/kg$ fresh, 임산물 $85.5{\sim}116\;Bq/kg$ fresh 수산물 $50.1{\sim}657\;Bq/kg$ fresh 그리고 가공식품$33.6{\sim}1,065Bq/kg$ fresh 범위였다. 시료 중 $^{137}Cs$ 방사능 농도가 가장 높은 것은 표고버섯으로 834 mBq/kg fresh 이었으며, $^{40}K$은 커피가 1,065 Bq/kg fresh로 가장 높았다. 각 식품류 중 $^{137}Cs$$^{40}K$에 의한 연간 유효선량은 농산물이 66,543 nSv로 가장 높았고, 축산물 19,311, 가공식품(차류) 6,648, 수산물 6,579 그리고 임산물 860 nSv 순으로 낮았으며, 이것을 모두 합한 총 연간 유효선량 값은 99,941 nSv 이었다. 본 연구에 포함된 식품의 1인당 연간 섭취량이 연간 총 식품 섭취량의 60%임을 감안해도 자연환경 중에서 이루어지는 외부피폭에 의한 연간 유효선량인 2,400,000 nSv에 비하면 무시 할 정도여서 평상시 식품섭취에 의한 방사선 내부피폭은 매우 미량이었다. 이상의 자료는 유사시 방사선에 의한 식품류 오염정도를 식별하는데 필수 불가결할 것으로 사료된다.

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