exposure todeposited radionuc1ides wereestimated. TheworkofUNSCEAR has established ageneral methodology toevaluate exposures fromthistypeof radiation sourceandhascontributed tomorecomparable results between countries. Thisexperience willbeusedtohelpcorroborate dosesto individuals intheregionoft~eaccident andtoestimate thehealthrisks thatcouldbeassociated withtheseexposures. SPECIALIZED AGENCIES FoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations (FAO) 12.FAOhasestablished aStanding Committee onRadiation Effects onNatural Resources andAgricultural Products. 13.InDecember 1986,FAOconvened anexpertconsultation onradionuc1ide contamination offoods,whichrecommended interim international radionuc1ide actionlevelsforfoodsmovingininternational trade. Subsequently, in July1989,atitseighteenth session, theFAO/WHO CodexA1imentarius Commission adopted, foruseininternational trade,guideline levelsfor radionuc1ides infoodfollowing accidental nuclear contamination. Thesubject remains underconstant review. 14.Inresponse togovernment requests, FAOiscurrently involved in organizing regional training programmes forfoodcontrol officials covering sampling techniques andanalytical methodology fordetermining levelsof radionuc1ide contamination offoods. 15.FAOSoilsBulletin No.61,"Radioactive fallout insoils,cropsand foods", waspublished in1989andprovides advicetomemberGovernments on implications withrespect toagricultural landandwatersupplies.r E/1990/97 page3 atthatsession thattheCommittee beentrusted withtheadditional taskof harmonizing theimplementation ofChernoby1-re1ated projects dealing withthe elimination oftheconsequences oftheaccident, withthepurpose of strengthening international co-operation andfostering co-ordinated national efforts. UNITED NATIONS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ONTHEEFFECTS OFATOMIC RADIATION (UNSCEAR) 10.Thetermsofreference oftheUnitedNations Scientific Committee onthe Effects ofAtomicRauiation, whichwasestablished bytheGeneral Assembly at itstenthsession, in1955,aresetoutinAssembly resolution 913(X}.The Committee iscomposed ofthefollowing memberStates: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China,Czechoslovakia, Egypt,France, Germany, Federal Republic of,India,Indonesia, Japan,Mexico, Peru,Poland, sudan, Sweden, UnionofSovietSocialist Republics, UnitedKingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, andUnitedStatesofAmerica. 11.Aspartofitsmandate toassessthesources andeffects ofionizing radiation, UNSCEAR hasevaluated theworldpopulation's exposure toradiation resulting fromtheChernobyl accident. Thisevaluation wasincluded inthe 1988reportofUNSCEAR totheGeneral Assembly. Numerous detailed measurement results wereavailable from34countries. Theseresults wereusedtocompute thefirst-year dosesandtoestablish thegeneral patterns ofexposures. The results werethenextended toallotherareasofthenorthern hemisph~re, basedonadeposition-distance relationship. Thedosesfromcontinued exposure todeposited radionuc1ides wereestimated. TheworkofUNSCEAR has established ageneral methodology toevaluate exposures fromthistypeof radiation sourceandhascontributed tomorecomparable results between countries. Thisexperience willbeusedtohelpcorroborate dosesto individuals intheregionoft~eaccident andtoestimate thehealthrisks thatcouldbeassociated withtheseexposures. SPECIALIZED AGENCIES FoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations (FAO) 12.FAOhasestablished aStanding Committee onRadiation Effects onNatural Resources andAgricultural Products. 13.InDecember 1986,FAOconvened anexpertconsultation onradionuclide contamination offoods,whichrecommended interim international radionuclide actionlevelsforfoodsmovingininter.national trade. Subsequently, in July1989,atitseighteenth session, theFAO/WHO CodexAlimentarius Commission adopted, foruseininternational trade,guideline levelsfor radionuclides infoodfollowing accidental nuclear contamination. Thesubject remains underconstant review. 14.Inresponse togovernment requests, FAOiscurrently involved in
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident on the environment, agriculture, and human health. It mentions the exposure to deposited radionuclides, the evaluation of doses, and the estimation of health risks. The text also highlights the role of specialized agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) in assessing the impact of the accident.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Health