CURRENT RADIATION ENVIRONMENT IN THE CENTRAL ECOLOGIC ZONE OF THE BAIKAL NATURAL TERRITORY
B.P. Chernyagoa, A.I. Nepomnyashchikha, and V.I. Medvedevb
aA.P. Vinogradov Institute of Geochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Favorskogo 1a, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia
bSosnovgeos Research and Development Enterprise, ul. Gogolya 53, Irkutsk, 664039, Russia
Keywords: Radiation environment, natural radionuclides, artificial radionuclides, conservation
Pages: 926-935
Abstract
The main natural and human-induced radiation factors were assessed on the basis of long-term targeted radioecological studies in the Central Ecological Zone of the Baikal Natural Territory as a world heritage site. We identified areas with a problematic level of different radiation parameters determining the current radiation environment. Such areas should be taken into account in the development and implementation of nature management plans in the Baikal region, including ecotourism.
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