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This research project aims to improve our model assumptions and definitions of parameter values for the predictive modelling of iodine-129 ( 129 I) to fruits.
Results available.
This research project aims interview people who eat local food and live in the vicinity of sites licensed to discharge radioactive substances in order to determine the rates of consumption of these foods.
Results available.
This research project will investigate the transfer of radioactive material from the leaves to other parts of the plants.
Results available.
This research project aims to conduct a literature review on the uptake and retention of C-14, H-3 and S-35 in farm animals.
Results available.
This research project is the last in a series of scientific investigations into the effects of organically bound tritium (OBT) in marine environment around Cardiff.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop a probabilistic model for use in the assessment of routine discharges of liquid radioactive waste.
Results available.
This research project aims to improve the accuracy and precision of dose assessments by investigating uncertainty in the process.
Results available.
This research project will provide information to enable the FSA to assess the impact on consumers of radioactivity discharged into the sewer system.
Results available.
This research project will review the literature concerning the incorporation of radioactivity into sewage sludge and subsequent transfer to crops.
Results available.
This research project aims to investigate ways of presenting probabilistic dose estimate information to a non-technical audience.
Results available.
This research project will undertake a literature review of the effect of iodine's chemical form on its transfer through the environment and into food.
Results available.
This research project will update the RADFLUX database which holds information on transfer coefficients and transfer factors that are used by the FSA to assess radiation doses to consumers.
This research project aims to investigate how fruit grown in the UK can become contaminated by actinide elements (e.g. uranium and plutonium).
Results available.
This research project is being undertaken to produce a comprehensive review of the available literature on the bio-kinetics of radionuclides in animals.
Results available.
This research project aims to confirm whether Tc-99 is accumulated in Irish Sea sediments.
Results available.
This research project aims to investigate the possibility of enabling members of the public to obtain individual dose assessments.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop a model to assess the potential impact of radioactivity from sewage sludge that is transferred to crops grown on land to which the sludge has been applied.
Results available.
This research project is a literature review of how regulatory and other bodies communicate risk to the general public on issues of radiation dose assessment using data derived from probabilistic modelling.
Results available.
This project will look at the loss dynamics of tritium (HTO) from plants, particularly towards the end of an exposure incident.
Results available.
This project will determine how much Tc-99 from historic discharges can enter seafood. The amount of Tc-99 in the Irish Sea will be calculated and a model developed to calculate concentrations in seafood.
This research project aims to develop models which will enable the Agency to assess concentrations of carbon-14 and tritium in foods following releases into the atmosphere and to evaluate the uncertainty in these predictions.
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