Published November 1, 1981 | Version v1
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Strontium-90 in the diet: results through 1980

Creators

  • 1. Environmental Measurements Lab., New York, NY

Description

Estimates of 90Sr 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 intakes of 90Sr have decreased from the maximum levels attained during 1963 to 1964, but the declines have become more gradual in recent years due to the continuing small amounts of 90Sr deposition and the little-changing cumulative deposit of 90Sr in soil. The annual intake in 1980 averaged 6.0 pCi/day (0.22 Bq/day) in New York and 2.5 pCi/day (0.092 Bq/day) in San Francisco, slightly lower than the results of the previous year. Further gradual reductions in 90Sr intake are anticipated during 1981

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Environmental Measurements Laboratory environmental report, March 1, 1981-September 1, 1981
Journal Page Range
p. I.31-I.48.
Report number
EML--395

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13674909
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
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Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
CALCIUM; CALIFORNIA; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FISHES; FOOD CHAINS; FRUITS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; ISOTOPE RATIO; MEAT; MILK; MILK PRODUCTS; NEW YORK CITY; QUANTITY RATIO; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; STRONTIUM 90; VEGETABLES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BODY FLUIDS; DATA; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FOOD; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; METALS; NEW YORK; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; POPULATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; USA; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES