Исследование влияния радиоактивного загрязнения лесных даров на внутреннее облучение населения Беларуси

Abstract

The paper gives the review of some factors influencing the radiation exposure dose of Belarusian people dwelling in the radioactively contaminated areas. Today, the proportion of Belarusian forest areas contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has reduced from 23% to 16%, with 44 forestry enterprises being located in affected areas. It has been estimated that the radioactive contamination level will further decrease by 2046; the areas with more than 37 kBq/m2 (1 Ci/km2) will amount to approximately 830 thousand ha. Thus, the larger proportion of national forests will still be within radioactive contamination zone.