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Radionuclides in Sewage Sludge - A Review of Data on Uptake into Crops and the Identification of Experimental Research Requirements and Constraints

Objective

Users of radioactivity such as hospitals often discharge waste into the sewage system. A proportion of this radioactivity will become incorporated into sewage sludge which may be applied to agricultural land. The Food Standards Agency needs to be able to evaluate whether this presents an unacceptable risk to consumers of foods produced on soil that has been treated with this sludge.

More information

This project reviewed the literature on the incorporation of radioactivity into sewage sludge and the transfer to crops.
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Find more about this project and other FSA food safety-related projects at the <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/&quot; target="_blank">Food Standards Agency Research webpage</a>.

Institution
NRPB (National Radiological Protection Board), UK
Start date
2001
End date
2002
Funding Source
Food Standards Agency
Project number
R01046
Categories
Radioactive Contamination