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Environmental research

Transfer of radioactive materials in the environment 
A Future of Radioecology in Europe (FUTURAE)
Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS)
14C releases from Finnish nuclear power plants
The Nordic Nuclear Safety Research (NKS) project LUCIA
The effect of fertilisation on the distribution of 137Cs in forests
Needles as indicators of 137Cs uptake by trees
Long-term effects of fallout 137Cs on trees
Guidance for sampling in forests for radionuclide analytics (NKS-FOREST), Forest seminar and Forest network
Activities of 90Sr and 241Am in the Baltic Sea sediments (SRAMI)
Summary of studies carried out in the aquatic environments of Finnish nuclear power plants
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Transport of cosmogenic 7Be and 22Na in atmosphere
Radioactivity levels in environmental samples in Russian Arctic seas
Behaviour of 210Po and 210Pb in the environment
Chernobyl fallout in the uppermost (0-3 cm) humus layer in forest soil in Finland, north-east Russia and in the Baltic countries in 2000 -2003
90Sr and 137Cs in deposition, grass and milk in Northern Finland
Assessment of weathering and leaching rates of Thule hot particles
Effect  of liming on transfer of 90Sr into fish

Foodstuffs   
Radioactivity of wild food
Cesium-137 in mushrooms after the Chernobyl deposition
A pilot study on activity concentrations of 137Cs in wild mushrooms and freshwater fish in a restricted area (PILOT HGCS )
Radioactivity in cereal crops – survey
Statistical analysis of 137Cs in freshwater fish
137Cs- and 210Po content in reindeer meat in Finnish reindeer herding area 
Determination of reindeers’ summer fodder 137Cs content in Finnish reindeer management area   
Changes in 137Cs activity concentrations in various fish species and in lake water in Finnish Lapland
PARameters for ingestion Dose models for NORdic areas (NKS-PARDNOR)


Radiation protection for non-human biota    
Application of the ERICA Assessment Tool to freshwater ecosystems in Finland



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