Radioiodine and radiocesium in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece due to the Fukushima nuclear accident

Radioiodine ((131)I) in air and rainwater as high as 497 mu Bq m(-3) and 0.7 Bq L(-1), respectively, as well as (137)Cs and (134)Cs in air as high as 145 mu Bq m(-3) and 126 mu Bq m(-3), respectively were recorded in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece (40 degrees 38'N, 22 degrees 58'E) from March 24, 2011 through April 09, 2011, after a nuclear accident occurred at Fukushima, Japan (37 degrees 45'N, 140 degrees 28'E) on March 11, 2011. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.