COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST RADIONUCLIDES IN FOODS
Journal Article
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· Federation Proc.
OSTI ID:4126458
Research pertaining to miniriizing the effects of fallout in food is reviewed. The first line of defense is preventing the radionuclides in the soil from entering plants. The United States Department of Agriculture suggests procedures such as deep plowing, removal of contaminated soil, removal of radionuclides from the soil by selective planting, and prevention of uptake by selective planting. The second line of defense against fallout is the animal itself. Methods of preventing entry of dietary radionuclides into the animal are pointed out. Removal of fallout from foods is considered. It is suggested that normal processing often appreciably reduces fallout contamination. Dietary substitution, storage, and use of ion-exchange resins are other procedures for food decontanaination. Several techniques are considered for rerioval of Sr/sup 90/ and I/sup 131/ once these nuclides are in the human body. Intestinal-binding agents eliminate Sr/sup 90/ hazards, and administration of stable iodine blocks uptake of I/sup 131/. The philosophy of countermeasure application is discussed. (H.M.G.)
- Research Organization:
- National Dairy Council, Chicago
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-003607
- OSTI ID:
- 4126458
- Journal Information:
- Federation Proc., Journal Name: Federation Proc. Vol. Vol: 22
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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