THE CONCENTRATION OF RADIOACTIVE STRONTIUM (Sr$sup 90$) IN HUMAN BONES AND TISSUES IN THE GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC DURING THE YEARS 1958-1962 (in German)
Because of the resumption of atomic bomb tests, sthdies of /sup 90/Sr concentrations in human bones and tissues were initiated in 1958 in order to correlate their rates of /sup 90/Sr concentration increase with nutritional status and geographical condttions. Bone concentrations measured in right tibias were expressed in terms of pC /sup 90/Sr/g Ca for the age groups 0 to 5 yr, 5to 20 yr, and over 20 yr. The bone concertrations of /sup 90/Sr in stillborn infants was obtained from measurements of the entire skeleton. Most of the samples were obtained from the Schleswig-Holstein area, but some were received from other areas of West Germany. The /sup 90/Sr concertrations in the stillborn group were intermediate between these values, and as great as those found in the 5- to 20-yr age group. The amourts of /sup 90/Sr in infants were directly proportional to the average monthly concertrations of /sup 90/Sr in milk. In bones of newborns the /sup 90/Sr concentrations were the same as, and, in a few, were even greater than in the maternal diet. Measurements of l090 human placentas showed that these were more contaminated with /sup 90/Sr than the newborns' bones. (BBB)
- Research Organization:
- Universitat, Kiel
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-017432
- OSTI ID:
- 4060098
- Journal Information:
- Deut. Med. Wochschr., Journal Name: Deut. Med. Wochschr. Journal Issue: 32 Vol. Vol: 88; ISSN 0012-0472
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- German
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