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Radioactive Deer
Tim Lynch and I presented the following at the HPS mid-year in 1993. The
paper attempted to correlate elevated cesium levels in Hanford workers with
their consumption of wild game. The samples were donated by the hunters.
I've been thinking about this paper since the thread on the Brookhaven
"fawn" appeared. The conclusion was that environmental cesium-137 in wild
game could result in measurable amounts in the worker population. It also
appeared that the highest levels in game were in areas of increased
rainfall, which affected the fallout and the diet of the animal.
Meat cs-137
GAME YEAR LOCATION Bq/kg (fresh Wt.)
Deer 1989 Cottage Grove, OR 6.7
Deer 1990 Lincoln Co., OR 7.1
Deer 1989 Saltese, MT 67.3
Elk 1989 Saltese, MT 95.8
Bear 1989 Saltese, MT 7.5
Moose 1990 Mt. Redoubt, AK 13.1
Deer 1990 Cochise Co., AZ <0.3
Deer 1988 Big Snowy (hills), MT 2.7
Deer 1988 Big Snowy (farms), MT <0.14
Deer 1988 Malta, MT 0.46
Deer 1989 Malta, MT 0.16
Deer 1989 Malta, MT <0.17
Deer 1990 Malta, MT <0.25
Deer 1990 Shoshone Co., ID 11.2
Deer 1990 Asotin Co., WA <0.9
Deer 1990 Columbia Co, WA <0.1
Deer 1990 Columbia Co., WA 0.3
Elk 1990 Ellensbury, WA 2.3
Cougar 1990 Ferry Co., WA 33.2
Jay MacLellan, CHP
Radiation Records Manager
Radiation and Health Technology
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Phone: 509-376-7247
Fax: 509-376-2906
jay.maclellan@pnl.gov
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