The transfer of Cs-137 and Sr-90 to wild animals within the Chernobyl exclusion zone

Abstract

More than 700 137Cs and 90Sr activity concentrations for the tissues of 8 species of mammals and 13 species of birds sampled from within the Chernobyl exclusion zone between 1988 and 2000 have been collated. These data present a useful contribution to the current development of environmental impact assessment approaches with regard to ionising radiation. Summarised transfer values are presented and discussed