The total effects financially in Europe due to the ban of food imports is estimated at around $300 million US dollars. These losses, however large they may seem, are not as large as they could have been if more restrictions were placed. There was also a d efinite health loss, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe. Assessments were made of most of Eastern and Western Europe; some samples were not as accurate as others since some countries only contributed soil from their capitals. The soil samples were used to detect the amount of radiocesium, radioiodine, and radioruthenium. Below is a chart that shows the doses of radiation affecting the people throughout major European cities. ^[56]