Deposition of Fallout Cesium 137 on Forage and Transfer to Milk
1966; Volume: 81; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/4592794
ISSN2327-6258
AutoresGerald M. Ward, James E. Johnson, Daniel W. Wilson,
Tópico(s)Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
ResumoCESIUM 137 is one of the most important contaminants from fallout nuclear debris because of its long physical half-life and affin- ity for biological systems.Body burdens of this radionuclide in man result principally from the food-chain sequence: air and precipitation to plants, plants to milk and meat, with dairy and beef cattle as the principal vectors between plants and man's diet.This apparently simple
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