Monitoring of radiation in the environment in the Netherlands : results in 2001

Presents the results of radioactivity measurements in the environment in the Netherlands, carried out in 2001. Measurements of radioactivity were carried out on airborne particules, deposition, surface water, seawater, drinking water and food (honey, powdered milk, game, poultry, blueberry and chantatelle). Results for ambient dose equivalent rates have been obtained from the National Radioactivity Monitoring Network. No measurements were performed on milk. In 2001 no elevated levels of radioactivity were found in the Dutch environment.