Strontium-90 in human bone in the US, 1982

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6169425

Klusek, C S

Results are presented of the analysis of /sup 90/Sr content in 98 specimens of vertebrae obtained during 1982 in New York City and San Francisco. The average /sup 90/Sr to Ca ratios for adult vertebrae are 0.95 pCi(gCa)/sup -1/ (35 mBq(gCa)/sup -1/) in New York and 0.64 pCi(gCa)/sup -1/ (24 mBq(gCa)/sup -1/) in San Francisco. The average values show little change from the previous year. Average /sup 90/Sr concentrations in children's bone are similar to adult values. A two compartment bone model, which accounts for both short and long term retention of /sup 90/Sr in bone, is used to describe the variations of /sup 90/Sr content in bone and provide correlation with dietary /sup 90/Sr intake. Analysis of 22 years of survey data provides values of the relative retention of dietary /sup 90/Sr and the effective bone turnover rates. The bone model provides a reliable assessment of the long-term behavior of /sup 90/Sr in man. 16 references, 5 figures, 5 tables.

• Research Organization: USDOE Environmental Measurements Lab., New York
• OSTI ID: 6169425
• Report Number(s): EML-435; ON: DE85005923
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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BODY
CALCIUM
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ELEMENTS
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