Assessment of population radiation exposure at the edge of the exclusion zone 32 years after the Chernobyl accident: methods and preliminary results

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Table 2

Established limits of ¹³⁷Cs concentrations in foods (Bq.kg⁻¹ or Bq.L⁻¹) at different periods of time after the Chernobyl accident in Belarus (republican permissible levels).

Food product	TPLs-88^a	RPLs-92^b	RPLs-99^c
Drinking water	18.5	18.5	10.0
Milk	370	111	100
Beef, mutton, sausage products	2960	600	500
Pork, poultry, fish, eggs	1850	600	180
Potatoes	740	370	80
Vegetables	740	185	100
Fruits	740	185	40
Bread, bakery products, pasta	370	185	40
Dried mushrooms	11 100	3700	2500
Wild berries			185
Wild game			500
Fresh mushrooms			370

Temporary permissible levels set in 1988.

Republican permissible levels set in 1992.

Republican permissible levels established in 1999 and still in effect at the present time.

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