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DISPOSITION OF NUCLEAR FALL-OUT DEBRIS. Annual Report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4083841
Data are summarized from a survey on world-wide deposition of nuclear fall-out debris. Data through May 1960 are tabulated and are compared with data accumulated since 1957. The status is reviewed of the analytical work on Sr/sup 90/ determinations in human bones. These data form the basis for prediction of the distribution of Sr/sup 90/ in the human population. Data are included on the content of Sr/sup 90/ and Cs/sup 137/ in milk samples and nonmilk foods from various parts of the world. Analytical methods are included for Sr/sup 90/ assay in bone, foodstuffs, and other enviromnental media. A list is included of publications from 1955 to 1960 (C.H.)
Research Organization:
Columbia Univ., Palisades, N.Y. Lamont Geological Observatory. GEochemical Lab.
NSA Number:
NSA-15-010667
OSTI ID:
4083841
Report Number(s):
NYO-9466
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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