Authors: Kins Leonard Andras DonasziIvanov Alastair Dewar Victoria Ly Trevor Bailey
Publish Date: 2016/10/22
Volume: 311, Issue: 2, Pages: 1117-1125
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to compile selected caesium137 concentrations in seafood and seawater the key OSPAR indicators from the data submitted by the United Kingdom to the OSPAR Commission The impact upon the surrounding environment of the Irish Sea and North Sea has been determined from trends of caesium137 concentration data over time from the start of the OSPAR evaluation period to the present date Generally caesium137 concentrations in each of the key OSPAR indicators by sample type and site locations have declined in both the Irish and North Sea environments over the long time periodThe data used in this study was supported by the UK Policy Divisions of the Department of Energy Climate Change DECC Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Defra and the environment agencies and their predecessors as part of their radiological surveillance programmes The authors would also like to express their sincere thanks to Mark Pettitt DECC for useful comments on the draft manuscript and to our colleagues at Cefas for their contributions to the collection distribution preparation and radioanalysis of samples and collation of data Finally the authors would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for improving the manuscript
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