Investigations on radioactive fallout in man and foodstuffs in Norway

Tables are presented giving the Sr 90 content in human bone from 170 subjects who diedin 1974 and 1975. These are summarised age groups and presented with correponding figures for the years from 1956 onwards. The activity per gram of calcium for infants from 6 monts to 2years is compared with the activity in milk for each year from 1956. This information is also presented on histograms. The content of Sr 90 and Cs 137 in cheese samples from a number of dairies spread over the whole country is also given and summarised by district for each year from 1959. The Sr 90 content in carrots, cabbage, turnips, potatoes and beetroot are given for samples from a number of districts and summarised for each vegetable and year from 1959. The Sr 90 content in wheat and barley from granaries in several districts are given and compared with wheat samples from Sweden. (JIW)