Radionuclides in foods

Levels of strontium-90 and cesium-137 in Canadian milk during the period 1960-64 were consistently higher than those in the United States or the United Kingdom, but levels in humans, while also higher, did not reflect the differences observed in milk. Annual dose rates of 27 millirads to bone and 4...

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Published in:	Canadian Medical Association journal Vol. 94; no. 12; pp. 590 - 597
Main Author:	Bird, P M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada 19-03-1966
Subjects:	Animals Blood Canada Cattle Cesium Isotopes Food Contamination, Radioactive Humans Milk Strontium Isotopes Symposium on Toxic Factors in Foods Urine Canada
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Summary:	Levels of strontium-90 and cesium-137 in Canadian milk during the period 1960-64 were consistently higher than those in the United States or the United Kingdom, but levels in humans, while also higher, did not reflect the differences observed in milk. Annual dose rates of 27 millirads to bone and 4 millirads to the whole body correspond to the highest average concentrations of strontium-90 and cesium-137 so far observed. Levels of cesium-137 in the urine of residents of the Canadian North were found to increase with the increasing consumption of caribou or reindeer. Whole body counting of a few northern residents showed cesium-137 levels as high as 1000 nanocuries. It is concluded that protective actions are not needed but that studies in the North should be emphasized to provide a better basis for evaluating that particular situation.
ISSN:	0008-4409