THE $sup 90$Sr CONTAMINATION OF MILK, CATTLE AND HUMAN BONES IN POLAND IN 1959

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1961 · Nukleonika (Poland)

OSTI ID:4026946

Liniecki, J; Czsnowska, W; Karniewicz, W

The Sr/sup 90/ content of cattle bones determined in Poland in 1959 varied between 1.3 and 45.9 mu mu c/g Ca, the level of contamination being higher in animals living in highland region, in comparison to lowland ones. The level of contamination is decreasing with the age. The average concentration of Sr/sup 90/ in milk was 7.2 mu mu c/l g Ca. The concen tration of Sr/sup 90/ in the anterior, almost purely spongy part of vertebra (vertebral body) amounted in 1969 in adults from Lodz to average of 0.8 plus or minus 0.26 mu mu c/g Ca. The Sr/sup 90/ content (per gram of calcium) of the remaining part of the vertebra is lower and the resulting weighted mean for whole bone is about 0.6 m mu c/g Ca. The calculation of skeletal average concentration gives the result of nearly 0-3 mu mu c/g Ca. The concentration of Sr/sup 90/ in children's bones was higher (measured in 7 samples from the age group 0 to 5 years) and amounted on the average to 1.7 mu mu c per gram of calcium.

• Research Organization: Inst. of Occupational Medicine Lodz, Poland
• NSA Number: NSA-15-016796
• OSTI ID: 4026946
• Journal Information: Nukleonika (Poland), Journal Name: Nukleonika (Poland) Vol. Vol: 6; ISSN NUKLA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AGE
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BONES
CATTLE
CONTAMINATION
MAN
MILK
POLAND
QUANTITY RATIO
STRONTIUM 90
VERTEBRAE