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Transfer of radioactive contamination from milk to commercial dairy products
Author(s) -
WILSON LINDA G,
BOTTOMLEY ROBIN C,
SUTTON PAUL M,
SISK C HUGH
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1988.tb00575.x
Subject(s) - demineralization , contamination , ultrafiltration (renal) , radioactive contamination , chemistry , radionuclide , environmental chemistry , environmental science , food science , chromatography , ecology , biology , medicine , physics , enamel paint , dentistry , quantum mechanics
The fate of radioactive contamination resulting from fallout from the Chernobyl accident was studied during milk processing. A range of commercial dairy products was produced on a pilot/laboratory scale and the radiocaesium contents were measured by high‐resolution gamma spectrometry. The results show that the radiocaesium partitioned with the water phase and therefore butter, cream and cheese had relatively low levels of radioactivity. Ion exchange demineralization was effective in removing radiocaesium from whey. Ultrafiltration of whey resulted in a reduction of radioactivity relative to retentate solids.