Document Details
Title:
RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES IN THE ATMOSPHERE AT CINCINNATI, OHIO
Author(s):
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1958 May 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0008
Accession Number:
NV0016943
Originating Research Org.:
HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THE RADIOACTIVITY OF AIR PARTICLES IN SAMPLES COLLECTED IN 20 TO 30 MU NICIPALITIES IN THE NATIONAL AIR SAMPLING NETWORK, ESTABLISHED IN 1953 , INDICATED A THOUSANDFOLD OR MORE INCREASE IN BETA RADIOACTIVITY IMME DIATELY FOLLOWING KNOWN TESTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. IT WAS SUSPECTED THA T SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF THE TOTAL RADIOACTIVITY MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED W ITH DISCRETE PARTICLES WHICH MIGHT FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF MAN. TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOACTIVITY IN ATMOS PHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER, A STUDY WAS MADE OF AIR SAMPLES COLLECTED A T THE ROBERT A. TAFT SANITARY ENGINEERING CENTER, CINCINNATI, OHIO, DU RING THE WINTER AND SPRING OF 1955.