Strontium-90 in the US diet, 1982

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6502044

Klusek, C S

Estimates of /sup 90/Sr intake via the total diet in New York City and San Francisco have been made since 1960 from quarterly food samplings and average consumption statistics. The dietary intake of /sup 90/Sr has decreased from the maximum levels attained during 1963 to 1964, but the decline has become more gradual in recent years due to the continuing small amounts of /sup 90/Sr deposition and the little-changing cumulative deposit of /sup 90/Sr in soil. The annual intake in 1982 averaged 5.4 pCi/day (0.20 Bq/day) in New York, and 2.6 pCi/day (0.096 Bq/day) in San Francisco, little changed from the previous year. Further gradual reductions in /sup 90/Sr intake are anticipated during 1983. 11 references, 7 figures, 4 tables.

• Research Organization: USDOE Environmental Measurements Lab., New York
• OSTI ID: 6502044
• Report Number(s): DOE/EML-429; ON: DE85002012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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