Strontium-90 in Alaska

Strontium-90 concentrations have been determined in a variety of foods used by the native population. Caribou from the tundra carry 10 to 20 times the level of domestic cattle. Eskimos for whom caribou is a staple in the diet are found to have four times the strontium-90 content of the average for t...

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Main Author: Schulert, Arthur R.
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Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1962
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.136.3511.146 2024-06-09T07:45:44+00:00 Strontium-90 in Alaska Alaskan Eskimos for whom the caribou is a dietary staple have a high strontium-90 concentration. Schulert, Arthur R. 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3511.146 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.136.3511.146 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 136, issue 3511, page 146-148 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1962 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3511.146 2024-05-16T12:54:21Z Strontium-90 concentrations have been determined in a variety of foods used by the native population. Caribou from the tundra carry 10 to 20 times the level of domestic cattle. Eskimos for whom caribou is a staple in the diet are found to have four times the strontium-90 content of the average for the world population of the North Temperate Zone. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Tundra Alaska AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 136 3511 146 148
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description Strontium-90 concentrations have been determined in a variety of foods used by the native population. Caribou from the tundra carry 10 to 20 times the level of domestic cattle. Eskimos for whom caribou is a staple in the diet are found to have four times the strontium-90 content of the average for the world population of the North Temperate Zone.
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