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Current radiological status of contaminated meadows and pastures and assessment of the possibility of their return to use

Yu. Khomutinin, O. Kosarchuk, Sviatoslav Levchuk, Valentyna Pavlyuchenko, Valerii Kashparov
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Abstract

The current radiological state of meadows and pastures contaminated with radionuclides and the possibility of returning them to use were assessed. It is shown that most of the considered abandoned lands actually belong to the third zone of radioactive contamination. Some of the lands belong to the second zone of radioactive contamination - radiation-hazardous lands. It was found that the restrictions set in the recommendations for conducting agriculture in the conditions of radioactive contamination for the production of milk and meat are very conservative. Assessment of the possibility of using contaminated meadows and pastures for milk and meat production requires more precise and targeted forecasting methods

Keywords

radioactive contamination, zoning of the territory, 137Cs, milk, meat, return to use

Suggested citation
Khomutinin, Yu., Kosarchuk, O., Levchuk, S., Pavlyuchenko, V., & Kashparov, V. (2024). Current radiological status of contaminated meadows and pastures and assessment of the possibility of their return to use. Scientific Reports of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.31548/dopovidi.2(108).2024.001
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