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Nesterenko et al.: Radioactive Contamination of Food and People 299TABLE 12.8. Concentration (Bq/kg) of the Cs-137 in Autopsied Organs (56 Persons), GomelProvince, 1997 (Bandazhevsky, 2003)OrganConcentrationThyroid 2,054 ± 288Adrenal glands 1,576 ± 290Pancreas 1,359 ± 350Thymus 930 ± 278Skeletal muscle 902 ± 234Spleen 608 ± 109Heart 478 ± 106Liver 347 ± 61Figure 12.8. Cs-137 levels in children of ChecherskDistrict, Gomel Province, Belarus (Nesterenko,2007).City it was 3,000 Bq (the maximum figure was15,000 Bq). At the end of 1986 the mean Cs-134 body burden was 730 Bq. The Cs-137mean body burden increased from 150 to 1,500Bq in December 1986. The maximum levelsof body burdens for Cs-134 and C-137 wereFigure 12.9. Cs-137 levels in childrenof Narovlya District, Gomel Province, Belarus(Nesterenko, 2007).6,300 and 13,000 Bq, respectively (Rahola et al.,1987).3. JAPAN. Before the Chernobyl accident Cs-137 body burdens were about 30 Bq, rising theyear following 1986 to more than 50 Bq withvalues still increasing in May 1987. This comparesto body burdens in England of 250–450Bq (Uchiyama et al., 1998). Peak concentrationsof I-131 in urine increased to 3.3 Bq/mlin adult males (Kawamura et al., 1988). Beforethe Chernobyl catastrophe Cs-137 body burdenswere about 30 Bq, rising to more than50 Bq in 1986 with values continuing to increasein May 1987 (Uchiyama and Kobayashi,1988).4. ITALY. Average I-131 thyroid incorporationfor 51 adults was 6.5 Bq/g from May 3 toJune 16, 1986 (Orlando et al., 1986). Peak urinaryexcretion of Cs-137 occurred 300 to 425days after the main fallout cloud had passed onMay 5, 1986: pv 15–20 Bq/day (Capra et al.,1989).5. GERMANY AND FRANCE. Therearedataconcerning human contamination by Chernobylradionuclides outside of the Former SovietUnion. Figure 12.10 shows body burdenlevels of Cs-137 in Germany and France.6. GREAT BRITAIN. Average Cs-134 + Cs-137 body burden levels for adults in Scotlandin 1986 after the catastrophe were: Cs-134, 172Bq; Cs-137, 363 Bq; and K-40, 4,430 Bq. Peakconcentrations were: Cs-134, 285 Bq and Cs-137, 663 Bq (Watson, 1986). The Cs-137 body