Strontium-90 in Man
- 8 February 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 125 (3241) , 219-225
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.125.3241.219
Abstract
The world-wide average strontium-90 content of man was about 0.12 micromicrocurie per gram of calcium (1/10,000 of the maximum permissible concentration) in the fall of 1955. A few values as high as 10 times the average have been obtained. This value is in accord with the predicted value based on fallout measurements and fractionation through the soilplant-milk-human chain. With the present burden of strontium-90, this average level should rise to 1 to 2 micromicrocuries of strontium-90 per gram of calcium by 1970.Keywords
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