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Radioactive iodine-131 over Taiwan after the Chernobyl accident

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Two weeks after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident, a substantial increase in radioactivity above normal background levels was observed in various samples taken in Taiwan, R. O. C., which is 7600 km from Chernobyl. The131I concentrations in grass, rainwater, and milk were monitored continuously in succeeding weeks and correlations with weather conditions are discussed. Levels of radiation fallout over Taiwan due to the Chernobyl accident are much lower than the response levels recommended by local authorities and pose no danger to the public.

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University, 30043, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    C. Chung & J. G. Lo

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Chung, C., Lo, J.G. Radioactive iodine-131 over Taiwan after the Chernobyl accident. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 105, 325–333 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02166343

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