STrontium-90 in man, II

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1958 · Science; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.127.3293.266· OSTI ID:6679798

Eckelmann, W R; Kulp, J L; Schulert, A R

Further investigation of strontium-90 in man is reported, with much detailed information. For any given locality, the /sup 90/Sr content of adult bone is independent of age. Regional differences are much smaller than the differences in total fallout. The average concentration of strontium-90 in the skeleton of North American and European children was about 0.7 micromicrocuries of strontium-90 per gram of calcium, whereas that for adults it was about one-tenth that figure. Increase in the strontium-90 content of the diet follows that of the total integrated fallout, but the level in bones lags behind, because of delay in reaching equilibrium. If there were no further atomic tests after mid-1957, children in the northeastern United States would reach a peak level of 2.9 micromicocuries of strontium-90 per gram of calcium. If testing continues at a rate that a certain region receives 10 millicuries per square mile per year (the rate in northeastern United States in 1956 to 1957) the equilibrium bone level for the population will be 21 micromicrocuries of strontium-90 per gram of calcium.

• OSTI ID: 6679798
• Journal Information: Science; (United States), Journal Name: Science; (United States) Vol. 127; ISSN SCIEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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