Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Cesium-134 in Alaskan Eskimos and in Fallout

Journal Article · · Science

Whole-body counts of Alaskan Eskimos during the summer of 1962 showed the presence of cesium-134 as well as cesium-137. Cesium-134 was also found in reindeer and caribou meat; this finding was confirmed through coincidence counting. There was generally about 1 percent as much cesium-134 as there was cesium-137. Cesium134 was also found on air filters collected at Richland, Washington. The appearance of cesium-134 seems to be world-wide and continuing.

Research Organization:
General Electric Co., Richland, Wash.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-17-041067
OSTI ID:
4700737
Report Number(s):
HW-SA-2973
Journal Information:
Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 3588 Vol. 142; ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAAS
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

Similar Records

Cs-137 EXCRETION AND BODY BURDENS IN ALASKAN ESKIMOS
Technical Report · Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 1962 · OSTI ID:4764314

Fallout strontium-90 and cesium-137 in northern Alaskan ecosystems during 1959--1970
Thesis/Dissertation · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1973 · OSTI ID:4425152

Cæsium-134 in Man
Journal Article · Sat Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 1962 · Nature (London) · OSTI ID:4788787