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Radionuclides are elements that release energy called radiation. Radionuclides originate from both natural (e.g. soil and rock) and artificial (e.g. certain industrial, military and medical applications) sources (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-risks-safety/radiation/types-sources/environmental.html). They are present at low levels in the environment and in food and drinking water. Health Canada’s Total Diet Study (TDS) program has monitored certain natural (40K and 210Pb ) and artificial (137Cs, 134Cs, 131I, 241Am, 57Co and 60Co) radionuclides in foods since 2000. Learn about the Canadian Total Diet Study (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/food-nutrition-surveillance/canadian-total-diet-study.html) Search through Health Canada's food contaminant data on CANLINE (https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/01c12f93-d14c-4005-b671-e40030a3aa2c)

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Canadian Total Diet Study – Radionuclides 2000-2020	CSV		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/062c769f-57d7-432e-9d33-1e333a87d6d0/resource/2066f835-1750-46a0-b151-5fed6845de60/download/total-diet-study-radionuclides-results-2000-2020.csv
Data Dictionary	TXT		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/062c769f-57d7-432e-9d33-1e333a87d6d0/resource/228ea580-e23b-4804-9461-2c6122e15047/download/data-dictionary-dictionnaire-donnees-fr.txt
Canadian Total Diet Study – Radionuclides 2000-2020	CSV		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/062c769f-57d7-432e-9d33-1e333a87d6d0/resource/44b87596-60c8-406b-9d4a-bc233d6ec252/download/les-resultats-des-radionucleides-de-letude-canadienne-sur-lalimentation-totale-2000-2020.csv
Data Dictionary	TXT		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/062c769f-57d7-432e-9d33-1e333a87d6d0/resource/9919a1ab-8090-43c5-ace0-f7f2b209b75c/download/data-dictionary-dictionnaire-donnees-en.txt

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