JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, vol.92, no.2, pp.307-312, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
BACKGROUND: Rize in Turkey was contaminated by the Chernobyl accident in 1986. A comprehensive study was planned and carried out to determine the radioactivity levels and heavy metal concentrations in four food categories collected in Rize in 2008, 2009 and 2010.