Type of Milk Tested

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2011-10-26 22:34

BRAWM team - what type of milk are you testing? Whole, 2%, 1%, fat free?

I don't recall ever seeing the type stated. I am curious and also to know if it makes a difference in isotope quantities. Would cesium levels be higher, lower, or the same, depending on the fat content?

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My understanding is that

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2011-10-27 16:56.

My understanding is that previous work established that lower fat milk is a higher risk. And good news for butter lovers, because the fat in the milk doesn't store as much, butter has reduced amounts.

I would have thought it went the other way, but there you go.

Whole milk

Submitted by bandstra on Thu, 2011-10-27 13:32.

We have been testing whole milk. However, we did test at least one sample of 1% milk in mid-April and it showed levels of I-131, Cs-134, and Cs-137 that were consistent with a whole milk sample from the same date. So the fat content might not affect the isotope levels that much. I should caution that that was only one sample, and we did not do a systematic study of the isotope content between different types of milk.

Mark [BRAWM Team Member]

Bioaccumulation

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-10-28 01:29.

Hi Mark. Thanks for answering my question.

Is the milk being tested Organic?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2011-10-27 21:50.

Hi Mark,

Is the milk being tested Organic or non-Organic ? Has there been any consistency/difference in these 2 types of milk?