Abstract
We performed a particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) analysis of tea leaf samples (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) to evaluate the possibility of internal radiation exposure due to the intake of green tea contaminated with [Formula: see text]Cs and [Formula: see text]Sr. The tea leaf samples were obtained from tea trees (Camellia sinensis cv. ‘Yabukita’) cultivated with stable Cs and Sr added to the soil. We prepared the used leaf samples which were placed in distilled hot water (90[Formula: see text] for 1 min) as well as the unused leaf samples. The results of PIXE analysis combined with the internal standard method using Indium as a standard element showed little elution of Ca and Sr from the leaves to green tea, while the concentration of alkali elements, including Cs in the leaf, decreased by 30–40% after the tea was extracted.
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