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Fluorine levels in 1960 crops of The Dalles area

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OSTI ID:6185556
The fluorine contents of seven crops grown in The Dalles area are reported for 1960. These data are compared to similar data obtained previously. Leaf samples collected in The Dalles area July 8, 1960, ranged from 14 to 248 ppm fluorine and averaged 77 ppm while those taken the latter part of September ranged from 38 to 431 ppm, and averaged 170 ppm fluorine. Similar samples from the Corvallis area all contained less than 23 ppm fluorine. Leaf scorch of apricot and prune trees and the amount of soft suture on peach fruits were more severe in 1960 than in 1959. These abnormalities had not been observed prior to the operation of the aluminum factory in this area.
OSTI ID:
6185556
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English