90Sr, 238U, 234U, 137Cs, 40K and 239/240Pu in Emmental type cheese produced in different regions of Western Europe

• Published in: Journal of environmental radioactivity Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 287 - 298
• Main Authors: Froidevaux, P., Geering, J.-J., Pillonel, L., Bosset, J.-O., Valley, J.-F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Cattle; Cheese; Europe; Food authenticity; Food Contamination; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Milk; Milk and cheese industries. Ice creams; Milk-to-cheese transfer; Plants, Edible - chemistry; Strontium - analysis; Strontium-90; Uranium - analysis; Uranium isotopes; Europe; Strontium-90; Cheese; Food authenticity; Milk-to-cheese transfer; Uranium isotopes; Dairy product; Emmental; Radioisotope; Strontium; Uranium; Surveillance; Cow milk; Adulteration; Quantitative analysis; Chemical contamination

A method is presented for the determination of 90Sr and uranium in Emmental type cheese collected in dairy plants from different European countries. Results display a significant correlation ( r=0.708, Student t-test=6.02) between the 90Sr content of the cheese and the altitude of grazing. The highe...