Monitoring of radiation in the environment in the Netherlands - Results in 2003.

This report presents the results of radioactivity measurements in the Dutch environment in 2003. Radioactivity measurements were carried out on important compartments of the environment like airborne particles, deposition, surface water, seawater, drinking water, milk and food. The Dutch government is compelled to measure radioactivity in the environment under terms of the Euratom Treaty of 1957. The results of the radioactivity measurements are within range of previous years. The Dutch monitoring program does not fully comply with the recommendations of the European Union, mainly concerning the measurement of drinking water, milk and food