Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations from Canadian Monitoring Networks

Annual data on concentrations of airborne radionuclides like Beryllium-7 and Cesium-137, analyzed by Health Canada's Radiation Protection Bureau. The dataset includes measurements from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty stations and the Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network, with updates planned annually. Data is formatted in XML to conform to the International Atomic Energy Agency's IRIX exchange standard.

Use Cases

• Modeling background radiation levels based on detected radionuclides like Beryllium-7 and Lead-210.
• Tracking treaty compliance and incident response based on data from CTBT monitoring stations.
• Assessing environmental and public health risks from airborne radionuclide concentrations.
• Developing emergency response protocols using data formatted for the IRIX exchange standard.

Strengths

• Data originates from Health Canada's authoritative Radiation Protection Bureau.
• Includes data from treaty-specific networks like the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty stations.
• Formatted to an international standard (IAEA IRIX) for data exchange.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its collection from Canadian monitoring networks.

Provenance

Source

Health Canada | Santé Canada, Radiation Protection Bureau

Collection Method

Analyzed from air samples collected by the Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network and CTBT stations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 17:22:43.686320; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Locations in Canada, including Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty stations.