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Caesium 137 in Food and Drinking Water in Kashkadarya and the Limits of Dietary Exposure Inference

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This analytical review considers a reported Kashkadarya dataset comprising 12 plant-food samples, five meat samples and four drinking-water samples. The supplied caesium manuscript reports average Cs-137 activities of 1.7 ± 0.4 Bq/kg in plant foods, 7.1 ± 4.2 Bq/kg in meat and 0.08 ± 0.05 Bq/kg in water. Ratios to the source-listed comparison values were 1.42%, 4.44% and 0.73% respectively. The article separates food concentration from intake and dose, and explains why the observed ordering does not establish biological accumulation. A summary table and ratio chart provide a descriptive comparison. The results justify continued food-specific surveillance, while individual dose estimation requires consumption information, measurement uncertainty and a confirmed exposure model.

Source: Web of Medicine: Journal of Medicine, Practice and Nursing

Authors: Sarvar Samadov, Dilorom Sheralieva, Valeriya Saipova, Javokhirbek Uktamov, Khojiakbarkhoja Akhrorov, Firuza Yuldasheva

Institution: Tashkent State Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Radioactive contamination and transfer

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7222769228

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