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IODINE-131 CONTENT OF CANADIAN MILK DURING 1961

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4641686

The concentration of I/sup 131/ was determined in milk collected at Chalk River and other areas in Ontario and Quebec. The average concentration for 1961 was 17 pc/l, while the maximum during November of that year was 250 picocuries per litre. The yearly total is 13% of the acceptable maximum specified by the Medical Research Council (UK). Analytical methods for determining I/sup 131/ by gamma spectrometry are described. (auth)

Research Organization:
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont.
NSA Number:
NSA-17-036020
OSTI ID:
4641686
Report Number(s):
AECL-1797
Country of Publication:
Canada
Language:
English

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