Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6 184 which 71 women and 41 men were polled in Muslyumovo and 14 women and six men in Brodokalmak. The obtained intake rates for adults from both studies correspond quite well with each other and are provided in Table 4, along with earlier estimates from JNRI work [25]. Consumed foods stem mainly from private gardens and local agricultural enterprises in all cases. Table 3. Monitoring data (mean and range) of 137Cs activity concentrations in foodstuffs (Bq kg-1) in Muslyumovo and Brodokalmak from different studies performed between 1990 and 1998. Product Milk (all) Non- restricted pastures: Floodplain pasture: Potatoes Cabianca et al.,[19] (Brodokalmak) mean range (n) 55 1.8-230 (7) 1.8-12 (5) 120-230 (2) 7.1 175 BDL RECLAIM [24] Romanov [25] Brodokalmak Muslyumovo Brodokalmak Muslyumovo 4.4 (0.04-292) 15.3 (0.04-1890) 0.71 (0.4-1.1)c 1.3 (0.37-6.7)b (n=266)a (n=961)a 0.16±0.10 0.36±0.20 0.74 (0.5-1.4)c 0.63 (0.37-6.3)b 2.8c 1.0 (0.8-1.3)c Vegetables BDL <0.4 <4.6 Meat (poultry 0.6 <14 and beef) Egg 2.8 Cereals 1.3 1.26-1.32 Fish Techa River 580 220±48 Lakes 58 38-92 (3) BDL – below detection level; Dates: a = (1990-1997), b = (1994-1997), c = (1998) Table 4. Assumed intake of different food products in Muslyumovo and Brodokalmak (kg y-1). Cabianca et al., [19] RECLAIM [24] Romanov [25] Food product Milk Meat Potatoes Vegetables Fish Bread Water Average 100 25 91 80 24 130 820 Most exposed group 423 105 250 350 100 270 1200 Average 255 55 146 55 37 Range 0 – 1280 0 – 175 26 – 365 0 – 110 0 – 183 Range (age 1 to > 17 yrs) 164 – 197 9 – 547 46 – 120 15 – 40 77 – 237 24 – 547