Food and household water
Cesium in reindeer meat by reindeer herding district
From 2007 to 2015, samples were collected and analyzed from 56 reindeer herding districts. The measured concentrations ranged from 4 to 418 becquerels per kilogram. The EU Commission’s maximum value for cesium in wild food products is 600 Bq/kg.
The table shows cesium-137 concentrations by reindeer herding district (the table was last updated on18 December 2015).
| Reindeer herding district | Year | No. | Average | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akanlahti | 07 | 8 | 133 | 89 | 191 |
| Alakitka | 13 | 4 | 66 | 35,1 | 97 |
| Alakylä | 08 | 2 | 12 | 9,9 | 13 |
| Halla | 07 | 2 | 144 | 113 | 174 |
| Hammastunturi | 14 | 3 | 81 | 35 | 101 |
| Hirvasniemi | 14 | 4 | 76 | 26 | 121 |
| Hossa-Irni | 13 | 4 | 119 | 91 | 137 |
| Ikonen | 09 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
| Isosydänmaa | 15 | 2 | 79 | 6 | 152 |
| Ivalo | 13 | 3 | 91 | 74 | 123 |
| Jokijärvi | 07 | 2 | 110 | 65 | 155 |
| Jääskö | 08 | 4 | 98 | 77 | 136 |
| Kaldoaivi | 07 | 5 | 152 | 92 | 191 |
| Kallioluoma | 09 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 63 |
| Kemin-Sompio | 14 | 4 | 75 | 42 | 108 |
| Kiiminki | 07 | 4 | 117 | 61 | 138 |
| Kolari | 07 | 3 | 4,7 | 3,9 | 5,6 |
| Kollaja | 13 | 4 | 93 | 27 | 136 |
| Kuivasalmi | 13 | 4 | 55 | 40 | 80 |
| Kuukas | 13 | 5 | 86 | 32 | 123 |
| Kyrö | 08 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Käsivarsi | 14 | 3 | 65 | 61 | 71 |
| Lappi | 08 | 7 | 107 | 91 | 117 |
| Lohijärvi | 14 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 54 |
| Muddusjärvi | 08 | 2 | 134 | 117 | 151 |
| Muonio | 07 | 4 | 31 | 3,9 | 112 |
| Muotkatunturi | 08 | 4 | 61 | 43 | 109 |
| Mäntyjärvi | 09 | 4 | 52 | 13 | 65 |
| Narkaus | 12 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Niemelä | 08 | 3 | 19 | 5,7 | 34 |
| Näkkälä | 14 | 3 | 86 | 70 | 100 |
| Näljänkä | 08 | 4 | 80 | 65 | 101 |
| Näätämö | 07 | 6 | 162 | 114 | 225 |
| Oijärvi | 10 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 44 |
| Oivanki | 08 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 93 |
| Orajärvi | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23,2 | 23 |
| Oraniemi | 13 | 3 | 94 | 74 | 106 |
| Paatsjoki | 14 | 4 | 106 | 50 | 141 |
| Paistunturi | 10 | 4 | 75 | 50 | 104 |
| Palojärvi | 14 | 2 | 64 | 33 | 94 |
| Pintamo | 07 | 2 | 240 | 140 | 340 |
| Poikajärvi | 14 | 2 | 173 | 156 | 191 |
| Posion Livo | 07 | 5 | 189 | 146 | 258 |
| Pudasjärvi Livo | 09 | 2 | 23 | 4,0 | 41 |
| Pudasjärvi | 09 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 47 |
| Pyhäjärvi-Kallio | 07 | 3 | 124 | 76 | 157 |
| Salla | 08 | 4 | 104 | 57 | 145 |
| Sallan pohjoinen | 09 | 5 | 302 | 190 | 418 |
| Sallivaara | 11 | 3 | 107 | 95 | 129 |
| Sattasniemi | 14 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 72 |
| Syväjärvi | 07 | 8 | 137 | 117 | 147 |
| Taivalkoski | 07 | 3 | 46 | 11 | 83 |
| Timisjärvi | 07 | 7 | 157 | 35 | 268 |
| Tolva | 13 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 36 |
| Vanttaus | 09 | 4 | 77 | 14 | 102 |
| Vätsäri | 07 | 6 | 203 | 140 | 252 |
The average cesium concentrations (Bq/kg) in reindeer meat.
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