Main Title |
Farming practices and concentrations of fission products in milk / |
Author |
Hansen, Warren G. ;
Campbel, Jeptha E. ;
Fook, Jack H. ;
Mitchel, H. Clifford ;
Elle, C. Howe
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CORP Author |
Saint Louis County Health Dept., Mo. |
Publisher |
U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Division of Radiological Health, |
Year Published |
1968 |
Report Number |
PHS PUB 999 R 6; SAph-73763 |
Stock Number |
PB-189 364 |
Subjects |
Radioactive contamination of food ;
Milk
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Additional Subjects |
( Radiological contamination ;
Milk) ;
Strontium ;
Iodine ;
Control ;
Missouri ;
Bovines ;
Grasses ;
Fertilizers ;
Radioactive isotopes
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB-189 364 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
iv, 44 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Abstract |
Studies conducted over a 3-year period have shown that levels of strontium-90 and iodine-131 in milk can be moderated by optimal fertilization of the land. In controlled experiments, milk from cows grazing on abundant, well-fertilized pastures contained 50 percent or less of these radionuclides than did milk from cows grazing on unfertilized pastures on the same farm. A mechanism of dilution of the fission-product contamination in the larger volume of faster growing fertilized forage was shown to account for the differences in the milk. The findings suggest one possible means of controlling fission-product contamination in milk, if such control measures should be necessary. The results indicate that the high levels of strontium-90 in the St. Louis raw milk samples may have been due more to marginal fertilization of the farms than to uneven deposition of fallout. (Author) |
Notes |
"A report of a cooperative study performed by the St. Louis County Health Department and the Public Health Service under Contract no. SAph 73763." Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35). Microfiche. |
Place Published |
Washington, |
Supplementary Notes |
Revision of report dated May 64. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
United States. Public Health Service. Division of Radiological Health. |
Title Ser Add Ent |
Public Health Service publication ; |
PUB Date Free Form |
{1964} |
Series Title Untraced |
Environmental health series: Radiological health Public Health Service publication no.999-R-6 |
NTIS Prices |
PC A03 MF A01 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20040205143626 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
MERGE |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01304nam 2200301Ka 45020 |