Abstract
A RELATIONSHIP between the radioactive contamination of milk, the rate of fallout and the deposit on soil has been suggested by Tajima1. C = prFr + pdFd, in which C is the mean annual contamination of milk (pCi 90Sr/g Ca), Fr is the annual deposit (mCi 90Sr/km2), Fd is the cumulative deposit of 90Sr (mCi 90Sr/km2) and pr, pd are the proportionality factors related respectively to Fr and Fd.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
UN Resp. Sci. Comm. Effects of Atomic Radiation (New York, 1962).
Bartlett, B. O., and Russell, R. S., Nature, 209, 1062 (1966).
Stievenart, C., and Van der Stricht, E., Rep. EUR, 4212 (1968).
Boulenger, R., CEN Rep., R2348 (1964).
Boulenger, R., CEN Rep., R2379 (1965).
Boulenger, R., and de Maere, X., CEN Rep., R 2429 (1966).
Boulenger, R., and de Maere, X., CEN Rep., R 2468 (1967).
Boulenger, R., and de Maere, X., CEN Rep., R 2483 (1968).
Cantillon, E., Archives Belges Médecine Sociale, Hygiène, Médecine Travail et Médecine Lègale, 9–10, 591 (1965).
Cantillon, E., Archives Belges Médecine Sociale, Hygiène, Médecine Travail et Médecine Lègale, 1, 22 (1968).
Russell, R. S., and Bruce, R. S., Seminar on Agricultural and Public Health Aspects of Environmental Contamination by Radioactive Materials (SM-117/30, AIEA, Vienna, 1969).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
KIRCHMANN, R., CANTILLON, E. Observed and Predicted 90Sr and 137Cs Levels in Milk. Nature 230, 595 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230595a0
Received:
Revised:
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/230595a0
