| Benefit |
Comment |
|
| Individual dose reduction |
Overall reduction of about 60% (probably more than 80% in areas
where the uptake factor from soil to grass is particularly high) |
| Collective dose |
Perhaps a few hundred man Sv; relatively small
because of the extremely low TPLs being used in the CIS.
Nevertheless it is cost effective. |
| Additional milk production |
An additional 50 million litres of milk per annum
would meet TPLs without the need for distribution of "clean" feed
and milk. |
| Clean feed needed for milk production |
The time needed for "clean feeding" could be
reduced by 40-50 days, resulting in a reduction by a factor of 5
of the area of "clean" pasture needed. |
| Social/psychological |
Some 50,000 farmers could return to traditional
farming practices with a corresponding increase in their sense of
well-being and improvement in their quality of life. Many farmers
destined for translocation would no longer have to move house. |
| Compensation |
The number of individuals receiving compensation
for exceeding an annual criterion could be reduced by
approximately 50%. |
